Test Automation Engineer

Julian Hodge Bank Limited; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Julian Hodge Bank Limited in Cardiff is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to help test enhancements and new features across multiple value streams, contributing to the group’s QA practices within the IS & Change team.

You will develop and maintain automated tests and scripts, perform functional and non-functional testing, support Agile delivery, and drive continuous improvement of testing across core applications and third‑party integrations.

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent in technology or related field.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and architectures.
• Demonstrable attention to detail and strong communication/problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience working in Agile environments.
• Awareness of Java or C# as programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain understanding of products and processes to align testing with business needs.
• Collaborate with line manager and wider team to understand infrastructure and architecture and coach others.
• Provide capability for non-functional testing using tools for compatibility, load and performance testing.
• Understand core architectural patterns used by the Group.
• Implement appropriate automated testing tools for internal and third-party systems.
• Develop and maintain automated testing scripts to satisfy requirements.
• Shape the future vision of the test automation framework and drive improvements.
• Plan and execute manual functional, non-functional, and regression testing for Epics, Features, and User Stories.
• Maintain test results, issue and bug recording and reporting.
• Advise on testing phases for new systems and revisions to existing ones with effort estimates.
• Liaise with the business to ensure modules are tested adequately and issues resolved promptly.
• Ensure documentation on test plans, coverage and execution is maintained for knowledge sharing.
• Maintain business and market knowledge related to Group’s products and wider economy.

Skills

Test automation

Java

C#

Agile

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Degree level or equivalent (technology)

Job description

Do you want to be part of a force for good, helping to make life better for customers and society in the moments that matter? At Hodge, we put people at the heart of our business, and that means our customers, colleagues and communities. Hodge is a Welsh financial services provider focused on real estate finance and specialist residential mortgage markets.

The role of Test Automation Engineer will undertake testing of enhancement and new features across multiple value streams and contribute to the technical landscape of Hodge. The role will engage with the wider IS & Change team to contribute to continual improvement of software testing and QA practices.

Essential Experience:

• Educated to degree-level or equivalent (technology based qualification) or relevant technical experience.
• Knowledge and experience of test automation frameworks and architecture, with experience of creating and maintaining multiple solutions.
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail and excellent communication, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven experience with agile ways of working.
• Shows awareness of specific languages, e.g. Java or C#.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the Group's products and processes, to ensure that testing work is aligned to the needs of the business.
• With the assistance of the line manager and wider team, maintain a thorough understanding of the infrastructure and application design of the systems landscape and coach other team members.
• Provide capability for testing non-functional requirements through use of tools and techniques e.g. Compatibility Testing, Load & Performance Testing
• Understand core architectural patterns and frameworks used by Hodge.
• Be responsible for the implementation of appropriate automated testing tools for systems internal and third-party systems used across the Group.
• Develop and maintain automated testing scripts as required to satisfy business and technical requirements.
• Be responsible for the future vision of the test automation framework(s). Continually improve the framework by gathering improvement ideas and implementing them.
• Carry out test planning practices to provide clarity & confidence and to drive conversations and break down silos.
• Plan and execute manual functional, non-functional, and regression testing to satisfy the business and technical requirements of Epics, Features and User Stories.
• Develop and maintain test result, issue & bug recording and reporting.
• Contribute to the development of new systems and revisions to existing systems, by advising on appropriate phases of testing and providing experience-based estimates.
• Liaise with the business to ensure each new module is tested adequately, and that testing issues are resolved in a timely and effective way.
• Ensure that adequate documentation is maintained on test plans, their coverage and execution, in order that knowledge is shared effectively.
• Maintain an appropriate level of business and market knowledge, in relation to the Group's products and the wider economic environment.

Please be aware that should we pursue your application, all our Financial Services employees will be expected to complete background checks to assess suitability for employment, these include; a criminal record, identity, media, sanctions, adverse finance, fraud prevention and reference checks to comply with our regulatory requirements.

Hodge is an advocate of being an equal opportunities employer, We believe in promoting equality and diversity which is central to our lives today. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and recognises the value a diverse workforce brings to an organisation.

ESG and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do and serves as a reminder of the responsibility we have to our stakeholders, customers, colleagues and the communities we operate in to use our position wisely. We're currently exploring different certifications available and have done an initial review of how we think we'd fare, as we see this as a real opportunity for Hodge given our social purpose.