Test Automation Engineer

ARM; West of England; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd in Bristol is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to design, build and own scalable automation frameworks for web UI and API testing, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments. You will translate user stories into Gherkin features, write robust tests in Playwright with TS/Java, and collaborate in Agile teams using Git, TestRail and AWS environments.

This role requires security clearance and the ability to work on complex systems with a focus on

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining end-to-end automation frameworks in Playwright (TS/Java)
• Proficiency in at least one of TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, C# or Python
• Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, smoke and end-to-end testing
• Experience with Git and Agile/Scrum teams
• Proven experience writing BDD scenarios in Gherkin and implementing Cucumber steps
• Experience managing test cases, test runs and results reporting in TestRail with traceability to requirements
• Practical experience testing in and integrating with AWS environments (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own scalable automation frameworks for web UI and API testing
• Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into clear Gherkin feature files
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines as quality gates on every build and PR
• Automate REST API testing using tools such as Postman/Newman or REST Assured
• Validate back-end data with SQL to confirm UI and API results match the system of record
• Investigate and eliminate flaky tests through root-cause analysis
• Manage test data strategies that keep runs repeatable and isolated
• Triage, document and track defects through to resolution and report quality metrics

Skills

Playwright (TS/Java)

Programming languages

Testing types

Git & Agile

Gherkin/Cucumber

TestRail

AWS testing

Docker/Kubernetes

JMeter

Accessibility

AWS Certification

Tools

Postman/Newman

REST Assured

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Test Automation Engineer

Location: Bristol

Contract: 12 months
Paying: Up to£84p/h Inside IR35

Please note that due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold a high level of UK security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and own scalable automation frameworks for web UI and API testing
• Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into clear Gherkin feature files in collaboration with Product Owners and BAs
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps) as quality gates on every build and pull request
• Automate REST API testing using tools such as Postman/Newman or REST Assured, covering authentication, payload validation and negative cases
• Validate back-end data with SQL to confirm UI and API results match the system of record
• Investigate and eliminate flaky tests through root-cause analysis rather than retries
• Manage test data strategies that keep runs repeatable and isolated across environments
• Triage, document and track defects through to resolution, and report quality metrics and release readiness to stakeholders

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining end-to-end automation frameworks in Playwright (TypeScript or Java), including fixtures, Page Object Model, and parallel cross-browser execution
• Proficiency in at least one of TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, C# or Python
• Solid understanding of functional, regression, integration, smoke and end-to-end testing
• Experience with Git and working in Agile/Scrum teams
• Proven experience writing BDD scenarios in Gherkin and implementing Cucumber step definitions, hooks and scenario outlines
• Experience managing test cases, test runs and results reporting in TestRail, including traceability back to requirements
• Practical experience testing in and integrating with AWS environments (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch), including running automated suites against cloud deployments

Desired Skills

• Docker and Kubernetes for containerised test execution
• Performance testing with JMeter
• Accessibility (WCAG)
• AWS certification