Test Engineer

Intec Select; United States; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Intec Select is recruiting an Automation Test Engineer to advance automated testing across a life sciences SaaS product. The role emphasizes hands-on Playwright work and AI-assisted tooling in a modern tech stack.

You will collaborate with developers, Product Owners and cross-functional teams to shape testing strategies, implement robust automation, and drive quality across cloud-based applications in a fully remote setup.

Qualifications

• ProvenAutomation Test Engineer with hands-on experience using modern automation frameworks such as Playwright.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and suites.
• Experience with API testing and CI/CD integration for automated testing.
• Experience testing cloud-based or SaaS applications including QA in agile environments.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development/testing tools such as Claude or GitHub Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites across web and cloud-based apps.
• Develop automated UI and API tests using Playwright.
• Collaborate with developers, Product Owners and tech teams to define testing strategies.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Identify opportunities to increase automation coverage and reduce manual testing reliance.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools to support test development and scripting.
• Analyse test results and work with teams to resolve defects.
• Contribute to automation standards, frameworks and best practices.

Skills

Playwright

AI-assisted development tools

API testing

CI/CD

SDET

Agile

Salesforce Cloud

End-to-end testing

Education

ISTQB or equivalent

Tools

Claude

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Automation Test Engineer | £60,000 - £85,000 | Fully Remote

Overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within a highly reputable life sciences organisation, supporting the continued digital transformation of a large-scale SaaS product. We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer to play a key role in developing and enhancing automated testing capabilities across a modern technology environment.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about automation, quality engineering and emerging technologies, with hands-on experience using modern automation frameworks such as Playwright and AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or GitHub Copilot.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites across web and cloud-based applications.
• Develop automated UI and API tests using modern frameworks such as Playwright.
• Work closely with developers, Product Owners and technology teams to understand requirements and define appropriate testing strategies.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
• Identify opportunities to increase automation coverage, improve efficiency and reduce reliance on manual testing.
• Use AI-assisted tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar technologies to support test development, scripting and automation.
• Analyse test results, investigate defects and work collaboratively with development teams to resolve issues.
• Contribute to automation standards, frameworks and best practices across the technology function.
• Support testing across cloud-based and SaaS applications, ensuring solutions meet functional and quality requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Proven commercial experience working as an Automation Test Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, SDET or similar.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Playwright or a similar modern automation framework.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Experience with API testing and automated testing within CI/CD environments.
• Experience testing modern cloud-based or SaaS applications.
• Experience using AI-assisted development or testing tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, automation strategy and the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience working with Salesforce / Salesforce Cloud or similar enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Knowledge of performance, integration or end‑to‑end testing.
• Relevant testing qualification such as ISTQB or equivalent.

Automation Test Engineer | £60,000 - £85,000 | Fully Remote