Automation Test Engineer

Job Title: Automation Test Engineer / SDET

Location: Remote (UK)

Contract Length: 12 months

Rate: £550-£575 per day (Inside IR35)

The Role

This role sits within a fast-paced Agile delivery team, where you will take ownership of automation testing across web applications and APIs, helping to improve quality, accelerate releases, and ensure robust test coverage across cloud-based deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright
• Develop and execute automated UI and API test suites
• Write BDD feature files using Gherkin and implement Cucumber step definitions
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and release processes
• Manage test cases, execution and reporting within TestRail
• Validate application and API behaviour through SQL and backend data checks
• Investigate, troubleshoot and eliminate flaky tests through root cause analysis
• Work closely with Developers, Product Owners and DevOps teams to improve software quality

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience building automation frameworks using Playwright
• Experience with Gherkin, Cucumber and BDD testing methodologies
• Hands-on experience managing test execution and reporting within TestRail
• Experience testing applications deployed within AWS environments
• Strong API automation testing experience using Postman, Newman or REST Assured
• Experience integrating automated tests within Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipelines
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, C# or Python
• Minimum 5 years' experience within Test Automation, QA Automation or SDET positions
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams

Desirable Experience

• Docker and Kubernetes
• Performance testing using JMeter
• Accessibility testing (WCAG)
• AWS certifications
• Experience within regulated environments such as Financial Services or Healthcare