Test Automation Engineer - 12 month FTC

JR United Kingdom; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Test Automation Engineer, where you'll lead a dynamic test team and contribute to critical projects for a high-profile Government body. This exciting role involves designing automated test scripts, enhancing testing strategies, and ensuring the integrity of data flows. With a hybrid work model, you’ll collaborate closely with Agile Development Teams, leveraging your expertise in automation tools and methodologies. If you're passionate about quality assurance and looking to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Excellent pension

Employee benefits

Bonus

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automation and manual testing of web applications.
• Strong knowledge of Playwright, Selenium, and SQL Server.

Responsibilities

• Lead and peer-review the work of other test team members.
• Design and develop automated test scripts for SQL-based data validation.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Playwright

ReqnRoll / Specflow

Selenium

TDD

SQL Server

C#.NET

Automated Testing

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Test Automation Engineer - 12 month FTC, East Sussex

Location: East Sussex, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Position: Test Automation Engineer
Location: Hybrid / Brighton (1-2 days a week in Brighton)
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 (plus bonus, excellent pension, and employee benefits)
Contract: 12-month Fixed Term

Skills: Playwright, ReqnRoll / Specflow, Selenium, TDD, SQL Server, C#.NET, Automated Testing

Join a busy and successful Test Team, working alongside Agile Development Teams to deliver key projects. Our client is a high-profile Government body providing essential services to protect people's savings in the UK. If you are an experienced Automation Tester with strong prioritization skills and a problem-solving mindset, please get in touch!

Responsibilities

• Lead and peer-review the work of other test team members. Investigate issues and opportunities in existing processes.
• Contribute to the test strategy team and advise on automation testing improvements.
• Develop the team's approach to testing, including frameworks for test-driven development.
• Design and develop automated test scripts focusing on SQL-based data validation to ensure data flow and transformation accuracy.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Take overall responsibility for automation testing delivery within the Platform team.
• Stay informed about emerging tools and techniques.
• Work effectively across different tools and programming languages.
• Possess 5+ years of automation and manual testing experience with web applications.
• Have knowledge and experience with Playwright, ReqnRoll / Specflow, C#.NET, and SQL Server.
• Experience in crafting automation tests, demonstrating test frameworks and pipelines, and working with RESTful services, message queues, and relational databases.
• Proficient in SQL scripting, capable of writing complex queries to analyze issues and interrogate data pipelines.
• Familiar with various testing methodologies and techniques, including Agile, and capable of writing test procedures, plans, and reports.