Senior Test Automation Engineer

October 20, 2026

Hybrid

Senior

Kensington, Bristol, Bromley, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Security clearance required

Description

A specialist software consultancy within its Information Intelligence Group is hiring a Senior Test Automation Engineer for live projects in its public sector streams. You will join fast-paced agile delivery teams and play a key role in ensuring continuous automated testing is implemented early and often as part of a CI/CD lifecycle. The core tech stack is Java, Selenium and AWS, and the role requires obtaining high-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automated test solutions using Java, Selenium WebDriver and a range of open-source testing tools and frameworks
Design, build and execute automated UI and API test frameworks to support quality assurance across complex digital delivery programmes
Perform testing within AWS cloud environments validating cloud-based applications, services and integrations
Work within Agile and DevOps teams applying TDD, BDD, ATDD and continuous testing practices throughout the software development lifecycle
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines ensuring efficient, reliable and repeatable software delivery
Deliver automation using Playwright, Cypress, WebdriverIO, Cucumber, Serenity BDD, Robot Framework and Rest Assured
Execute functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing supported by manual and exploratory testing where appropriate
Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners and wider delivery teams to define test scenarios, acceptance criteria and quality outcomes
Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, automation frameworks, tooling and testing standards across projects

Requirements

Proven experience in test automation engineering with strong hands-on expertise in Java and Selenium WebDriver
Experience designing, developing and maintaining scalable UI and API automation frameworks using industry-standard open-source tools
Commercial experience or certification with AWS cloud environments and testing cloud-native applications, services and integrations
Practical experience working within Agile and DevOps delivery teams applying TDD, BDD, ATDD and continuous testing principles
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies including functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, exploratory and API testing
Experience working in Agile and ideally with Gherkin and Cucumber
Extensive working experience with Jira and Confluence

Conditions

Permanent full-time role with hybrid working from offices, home or customer sites
Flexible working and L&D budget for conferences, training courses and other materials
Up to 5 days of external training, a career coach and guilds to share innovation and learning
Matched pension and health care package
25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays
Monthly social events as part of the company culture
All team members must be able to obtain high level security clearance
British passport holder only who has lived permanently in the UK for the last 5 years

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