Senior QA Automation Engineer

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company in the energy sector is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to enhance their cloud-native trading solutions. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology, focusing on developing and executing both manual and automated tests. The ideal candidate will have expertise in automation frameworks like Cypress and Playwright, alongside testing tools such as K6 and Gatling. With a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional development, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Pension

Private health insurance

Holiday entitlement

Professional development resources

Qualifications

• Experience with automation frameworks and testing tools.
• Strong background in developing test plans and executing tests.

Responsibilities

• Designing test cases and developing automation frameworks.
• Mentoring team members and documenting bugs.

Skills

Cypress

Playwright

K6

Gatling

PowerBI

NoSQL

Tools

Azure

Jupyter Notebooks

Job description

Senior QA Automation Engineer, Edinburgh

Client:

Brady

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

10

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join Brady's innovative software engineering team in Edinburgh. The role involves developing and executing manual and automated tests for Brady's cloud-native trading solutions in the power and energy markets. The ideal candidate will have experience with automation frameworks like Cypress and Playwright, testing tools such as K6 and Gatling, and reporting tools like PowerBI. Responsibilities include designing test cases, developing automation frameworks, executing various tests, and mentoring team members. The position offers competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology for the energy sector.

Key skills include:

• Automation frameworks: Cypress, Playwright
• Testing tools: K6, Gatling
• Reporting: PowerBI, Jupyter Notebooks
• Databases: NoSQL

Additional experience with:

• Event-driven architectures, data streaming
• Azure cloud native systems (CosmosDB, ServiceBus, etc.)
• WebSockets, REST APIs
• Security testing, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities encompass liaising with teams and clients, developing test plans, creating automation frameworks, executing tests, reviewing SDLC processes, documenting bugs, and mentoring staff.

Brady offers a comprehensive benefits package, including pension, bonus, private health insurance, holiday entitlement, and professional development resources.

Note: If you do not hold a passport for the country of the vacancy, a work permit may be required. Please apply via the 'Apply now' button; do not include payment details in your application.