Test Automation Engineer

scrumconnect ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Ltd is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to design, implement and maintain automated tests for public sector digital services. You will work in multidisciplinary agile teams, testing UI, microservices and APIs using Selenium, Cypress or Playwright, integrating tests into CI/CD to deliver quality at pace.

The role requires hands-on automation skills in Java or JavaScript/TypeScript, experience with BDD/Cucumber, and a focus on performance, security and accessibility testing.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience of test automation and programming.
• Experience testing microservices, UI and API automation.
• Experience with BDD and Cucumber.
• Experience with Selenium, Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with REST Assured for API testing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing.
• Experience with performance, security and accessibility testing.
• Experience in agile, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated tests for UI and APIs, using Selenium, Cypress or Playwright and REST Assured.
• Test microservices, including service interactions and contracts.
• Write behaviour-driven (BDD) tests using Cucumber that the whole team can read and trust.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines so tests run continuously.
• Plan and run performance, security and accessibility testing.
• Write clean, maintainable test code, and review other engineers' tests.
• Analyse results, raise defects with clear evidence and help track them to a fix.
• Work with developers, business analysts and product owners to define acceptance criteria and test coverage.
• Report on quality, test coverage and release risks.
• Share good test automation practice and support colleagues.

Skills

Test automation

Programming (Java)

Programming (JavaScript/TypeScript)

CI/CD

Agile teams

BDD/Cucumber

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

REST Assured

Cucumber

JMeter

Gatling

OWASP ZAP

Job description

Test Automation Engineer

Location: Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester, with occasional travel
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £63,000 per annum, plus benefits
Security Clearance: [To confirm]
Start Date: ASAP

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Test Automation Engineer to build and run automated testing for public sector digital services. You’ll work in multidisciplinary agile teams, using code to test microservices, user interfaces and APIs, and to build quality into every release through continuous testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated tests for UI and APIs, using Selenium, Cypress or Playwright and REST Assured.
• Test microservices, including service interactions and contracts.
• Write behaviour-driven (BDD) tests using Cucumber that the whole team can read and trust.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines so tests run continuously.
• Plan and run performance, security and accessibility testing.
• Write clean, maintainable test code, and review other engineers' tests.
• Analyse results, raise defects with clear evidence and help track them to a fix.
• Work with developers, business analysts and product owners to define acceptance criteria and test coverage.
• Report on quality, test coverage and release risks.
• Share good test automation practice and support colleagues.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Strong, hands‑on experience of test automation and programming (for example Java, JavaScript or TypeScript).
• Experience testing microservices, with UI and API automation.
• Experience with BDD and Cucumber.
• Experience with at least one of Selenium, Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with REST Assured for API testing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing.
• Experience with performance, security and accessibility testing.
• Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication skills.

Desirable:

• Performance tools such as JMeter, k6 or Gatling.
• Accessibility testing to WCAG 2.2.
• Security testing tools, such as OWASP ZAP.
• Experience delivering services to the GDS Service Standard.
• AWS or Azure experience.
• Experience mentoring other testers.

Why Join Scrumconnect Ltd?

At Scrumconnect, we are more than just a consultancy. We are a collaborative team focused on delivering impactful digital transformation services across government and enterprise organisations.

As part of our team, you will benefit from:

• Exposure to major public sector digital transformation programmes.
• A collaborative and inclusive working culture.
• Opportunities for learning, development and certification.
• Hands‑on experience working within agile delivery environments.

Scrumconnect Ltd is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.