Test Automation Specialist Engineer

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is looking for a Test Automation Specialist Engineer in Burgess Hill, UK. The role involves designing and executing automated tests for mission-critical banking applications. Candidates should have 5 years of software testing experience, proficiency in various modern automation frameworks, and strong programming skills. This hybrid position offers career advancement opportunities within a large IT function.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in software testing, with a focus on automation.
• Expertise in modern automation frameworks.
• Strong command of programming languages for test scripts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automated tests for banking applications.
• Execute robust automated tests to ensure application quality.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Software testing experience

UI & Mobile Automation expertise

Core programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript

API & Services Testing

DevOps Integration

Experience with GenAI tools

Understanding of Agile and Scrum

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

WebdriverIO

Appium

Rest Assured

Postman

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Overview

Test Automation Specialist Engineer- upto 65,000- Burgess Hill, UK (Hybrid)

A large scale international banking/ finance client in Burgess Hill, UK is looking for a Test Automation Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing robust automated tests to ensure the quality, security, and reliability of our mission-critical banking applications.

They offer a great career opportunity to work on interesting projects in a large IT function - giving you the chance to move into more senior positions in the future.

As the successful candidate you must have:

• Overall Experience: 5 years in software testing with a 3-year focus on building scalable automation solutions.
• UI & Mobile Automation: Expertise in modern frameworks including Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, WebdriverIO, and Appium.
• Core Programming Skills: Strong command of Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript for creating reliable and maintainable test scripts.
• API & Services Testing: Proficient in validating APIs using tools like Rest Assured and Postman.
• DevOps Integration: Experienced in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Emerging Technology: Over 6 months of practical experience applying GenAI tools to enhance quality assurance processes.
• Methodology: Thorough understanding and practical application of Agile and Scrum principles.

This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is looking to shortlist for an interview immediately. Please send a copy of your CV to ( surjeeth. digital . com ) asap to be considered.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.