Senior Java Test Automation Engineer - Remote

Version 1; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Career progression

Flexible/remote

Pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Wellbeing programs

Training support

Job summary

Version 1 in the United Kingdom is seeking a Test Engineer who can design and build Java‑based automation frameworks and drive high‑quality test code with pride. You will contribute to an automation strategy embedded in an agile delivery team, ensuring maintainable and scalable test solutions.

You will work with developers and product owners across functional, API, and UI testing layers, delivering automated test coverage and advancing CI/CD initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong, demonstrable Java skills — core requirement for building and reviewing test automation frameworks.
• Experience designing and implementing automation frameworks using Java, with hands-on knowledge of tooling like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Karate.
• Solid experience delivering automated test coverage across functional, cross-browser, API, integration, and acceptance testing, including overnight regression pipelines.
• Practical API testing experience with Java-based frameworks, including contract tests and data consistency checks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Java-based automation frameworks across multiple layers.
• Deliver automated test coverage for UI, API, and integration testing.
• Define and execute test strategies and scripts within agile delivery cycles.
• Collaborate with developers and product owners to improve testability and quality.

Skills

Java

Test automation

Test automation design

Code quality

QA collaboration

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Karate

REST-assured

Job description

Version 1 in the United Kingdom is seeking a Test Engineer who can design and build Java‑based automation frameworks and drive high‑quality test code with pride. You will contribute to an automation strategy embedded in an agile delivery team, ensuring maintainable and scalable test solutions.

You will work with developers and product owners across functional, API, and UI testing layers, delivering automated test coverage and advancing CI/CD initiatives.