Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Answer Digital Limited.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership (EOT)

Flexible annual leave

Performance bonus

Continuous training

Flexible pension

Healthcare plan

Social events and cycle to work

Job summary

Answer Digital is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our automation team, working across Health, Retail and Finance sectors. You’ll champion shift-left testing and implement CI/CD quality checks while exploring AI-powered approaches to accelerate delivery.

Bring expertise in frontend automation with Cypress/Playwright, cloud tech (Kubernetes, Docker) and an agile environment. We welcome curiosity about new tools and ways of working to raise quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience designing bespoke test strategies for cloud-based solutions.
• Hands-on with Cypress or Playwright for frontend automation.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum/Kanban with a test-first mindset.
• Experience implementing automated quality checks in CI environments (GitHub, Azure DevOps, AWS Pipelines).
• Interest in applying AI technologies to improve testing workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement bespoke test strategies for multi-project environments.
• Build and maintain frontend automation frameworks using Cypress and Playwright.
• Drive shift-left testing and examples mapping in Agile projects.
• Integrate automated checks in CI pipelines (GitHub/Azure/AWS).
• Mentor team members and promote best practices in testing.

Skills

Test strategy

Cloud technologies

Test automation frameworks

Agile testing

CI/CD

AI in testing

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

GitHub

Azure DevOps

AWS Pipelines

Kubernetes

Docker

Locust

k6

JMeter

Snyk

Grype

UIPath

Claude Code / Copilot

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our team of dedicated automation testers working on a wide variety of agile projects across Health, Retail and Finance sectors.

The Test Capability @ Answer are passionate about “shift left testing”, which ensures testers are involved from day 1, making sure TDD is in place to catch and fix issues early and make better quality solutions for our clients.

We're excited about using AI to accelerate and improve our work, while applying our expertise and judgement to ensure everything meets a high quality standard.

If you’re passionate about wanting to champion better testing (whether that’s new tools, technologies or ways of working) - we’d love to hear from you!

What you’ll bring to Answer:

• Designing bespoke Test Strategies to compliment technical solutions implemented using cloud technologies (K8s, Docker).
• Building frontend automation frameworks using the latest open source test automation tools (such as Cypress and Playwright)
• Working in an agile (Scrum/Kanban) project environment utilising a test first approach which drives and creates a shared understanding of project requirements e.g. Shift Left, Example Mapping, BDD, 3 Amigos
• Implementation of automated quality checks to run as part of a continuous integration environment (GitHub/ Azure DevOps / AWS Pipelines)
• You should also have an enthusiasm for leveraging new AI technologies to enhance your workflow and improve outcomes

It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we’ll help you with them:

• Test Consultancy experience e.g. working on customer site and advising on agile test strategy and best practices
• Mentoring of junior testers and contributing to our test community
• Knowledge and experience of non-functional testing e.g. Performance Testing (Locust, k6, JMeter), Accessibility Testing (WCAG 2.2, AXE) or Security Testing (OWASP top 10/ Snyk/ Grype)
• Experience of Data/ETL Testing
• Experienced in AI usage in test, whether through AI enabled frameworks such as UIPath or Vibium or using coding focused LLMs like Claude Code or Github Copilot to accelerate your work.

The perks of being @ Answer

We’re an Employee-Owned Company. After 12 months – through the Employee Ownership Trust you will be part of the ownership of Answer; a major factor in driving engagement, retention and growth for our people

• Flexible annual leave (buy/sell and carry forward)
• Twice a year income-tax free bonus based on company performance - it’s a reward for being a part of our EOT journey
• Continuous training and development - if you want to learn, we’ll provide the support you need
• Flexible Pension - we match your own contributions up to 5%
• A flexible Healthcare cash plan so you can fund the care you value most
• A packed social calendar including; end of year party (partners invited) and Summer away days, monthly and quarterly company team socials.
• Parking at Head Offices in central Leeds, plus Cycle2Work & Green Car Lease schemes to help get you here
• The chance to give back – get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from different backgrounds into tech, as well as lots of charity and community events
• Hybrid and flexible working – you can vary your working when and where you work, to allow you to collaborate better, feed your creativity, and take the time and space to focus when you need to

Diversity and Inclusion

At Answer we proudly embrace diversity and inclusion - we want to create a safe environment for everyone to bring their true selves to work.

We will do everything we can to support your application. If you require any adjustments to be made to your application (whether that’s support with our interview questions, adjusting how we interview, or financial support with our hiring process) then please speak to Lesley Waghorn, Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant ([e-mail])

A bit more about us.

Answer Digital is a highly successful digital transformation consultancy headquartered in Leeds. We’re a company on a fast growth trajectory with a reputation of delivering large-scale, operational critical solutions.

People are at the heart of everything we do - so much so we’re owned by our people. It sets us apart from most digital businesses you’ll meet and defines our culture and values. Our people are invested in everything we do, because we are invested in them.

Don't believe us? Well check out our glassdoor and here what our people have to say

Our Interview Process

We pride ourselves on having a fair but flexible recruitment process, we want to create a platform where you can show us your best. For us, keeping it simple means you can focus on understanding if our people, values and the work we do are right for you. Our typical process can be broken down into 3 stages;

• Recruiter call: This normally lasts 15-30 minutes. We will talk to you about Answer Digital, the type of work we do, and an overview of the role. We’ll ask you some questions about your current situation and why you’re interested in working here. Here, we’d advise asking any “people” questions, anything about our culture, career progression or approach to flexible working.
• Skills based interview: This interview will be with 2 people, normally from the team you’re applying to work with. We can do this stage remote or in person, whichever you’d prefer. This interview will involve questions around your experience, the skills you’ve gained and the work you’ve done. We’ll also ask questions about the role and challenges you might face and how you’d face them. Here, we’d recommend asking questions about the role, the day to day responsibilities and what life in the team is like.
• Cultural/Value interview: This interview will be with 2 of our Leadership team, either our Directors or Capability Leads. It will focus on our culture and values, talking about our values and what they mean to us as well as understanding what values are important to you and how you like to work. This interview is about making sure Answer is right for you, as much as the other way around. Here, we advise you to ask as many questions around our business model, our ambitious growth plans and anything to do with Answer as a business.