Senior QA Test Automation Engineer 70,000 Bristol/hybrid

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™

Bristol

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A dedicated recruitment agency is seeking an experienced QA Test Automation Engineer in Bristol. This hybrid role involves working three days in the office and two days remote, focusing on automation using modern tools like Cypress and Playwright. The company values collaboration and innovation, and offers a salary range of £50,000 to £70,000 with a strong focus on employee wellbeing and professional growth.

Qualifications

Proven experience in QA Test Automation roles.
Experience in building automation frameworks.
A passion for keeping up with testing technologies.

Responsibilities

Support automation and promote shift-left testing practices.
Act as the quality champion within the team.
Involvement in performance and accessibility testing.

Skills

Experience with Cypress

Experience with Playwright

Automation testing knowledge

Experience with backend testing tools

Knowledge of monitoring tools

Tools

Dynatrace

Splunk

OpsGenie

Job description

Direct message the job poster from SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation

Organiser of South West Test & Test Talks Wales, Test/QA Recruiter, Mum & Champion of Women in Tech at SR2

I’m recruiting for an experienced QA Test Automation Engineer to join a fantastic, purpose driven company based in North Bristol The team works on a hybrid model, 3 days a week in the Bristol office and 2 days remote, so you'll need to be happy going into theoffice.

Their tech team work on software that powers their business that genuinely improve the lives of millions of people , this is definitely work with impact adn they are made up of the nicest team of people.

They have an established QA function with a number of SDETS and Test Automation Engineers spread across different teams. They are currently expanding their QA and Test function and are looking for another experienced or Senior Test Automation Engineer who can embed within several agile delivery teams to support automation and promote shift-left testing practices as some of their teams are more early in their automaiton journeys and a number of the team have recently been upskilling. You'll also be part of a wider testing community that offers plenty of support, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing.

In this role, you'll work with modern automation tools such as Cypress or Playwright, and may also be involved in backend testing using tools like SOAPUI. A key part of the role is helping to ensure product observability and reliability, using monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, and OpsGenie. You’ll act as the quality champion within your team, owning all aspects of testing from automation and will have the opportunity to also be involved in things like performance testing and accessibility testing.

They are looking for an experienced test automation engineer with experience building frameworks with tools like Playwright/ Cypress who enjoys keeping up with the latest technologies and trends in the test automation space.

This role offers a salary range of £50,000 to £70,000, depending on experience, along with a fantastic benefits package.

If you're passionate about automation and want to join a company with a strong mission and supportive culture, i'd love to hear from you.

Please apply below or get in touch with Sam Miller at SR2 – Socially Responsible Recruitment.

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