Senior Test Automation Analyst

CGI; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Test Automation Analyst in Manchester. This role involves working on impactful projects that enhance services for UK citizens. Responsibilities include defining test conditions, managing defects, and ensuring software quality. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills, experience with agile testing, and familiarity with tools like JIRA and Playwright. This position offers a hybrid working environment with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent pension

Private healthcare

Share scheme

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills and experience in manual and automated testing.
• Ability to lead testing efforts in agile teams.
• Proactive approach, capable of working independently.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and specifications; define test conditions and create test scripts.
• Manage defects and prioritize them using tools like JIRA.
• Ensure products are accessible and meet standards.

Skills

Leadership skills

Agile testing

Automation scripts

UI testing

API testing

Tools

JIRA

Playwright

Selenium

Docker

AWS

Job description

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Senior Test Automation Analyst, Manchester

Client: CGI

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 9a631e9291bd

Job Views: 4

Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

Job Description:

Position Description:

Do you enjoy solving complex challenges at the heart of digital innovation? Are you keen to see your work making a real positive impact on UK citizens' lives? If so, join our Central Government business at CGI as a Senior Test Automation Analyst.

We work on projects that enhance services, transform organizations, and make everyday life easier. CGI offers a collaborative environment where your development matters as much as your solutions.

CGI has been recognized in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List and as one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, and a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching).

We are committed to inclusivity and diversity and support the Armed Forces with a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and be part of an open, friendly community. We will support your career development. This role is hybrid, ideally based near our offices in Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, or Birmingham, but we consider other UK locations. All applicants must be prepared for National Security Vetting to Security Check (SC) level.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

You will work on a flagship programme impacting UK citizens. As digital transformation progresses, your team will be responsible for testing applications supporting client services, collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Your responsibilities include:

• Review requirements and specifications; define test conditions; create test scripts for manual and automated testing using tools like Playwright
• Manage defects and prioritize them using tools like JIRA
• Ensure products are accessible and meet standards
• Share best practices and network within and outside DWP
• Evaluate software to identify bugs and ensure functionality
• Execute test cases and develop test plans and reports
• Verify software meets requirements and performance standards
• Mentor other testers and promote best practices

Required qualifications:

We seek a candidate with strong leadership skills, experience in manual and automated testing, and the ability to lead testing efforts in agile teams. You should have:

• Experience with agile testing and automation scripts in CICD environments, especially in AWS and Git
• A proactive approach and ability to work independently
• Skills in testing UIs and APIs, including non-functional testing
• Ability to work with technical stakeholders and escalate issues when needed

Experience with the following tech stack is required: BDD, Java, Selenium, Spring Boot, AWS, GitLab CI, Docker, Stubbing, Swagger, Mongo.