Senior Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation (Primary Focus)

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and backend services (using Playwright, Selenium, and similar tools).
• Collaborate with developers to integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and maintain automated regression suites for Vue.js, React.js, and microservice-based applications running on Azure Kubernetes Service and Docker containers.
• Develop robust API testing solutions (REST) using Postman, RestAssured, or OkHttp.

Performance Engineering

• Implement performance and load testing using tools like JMeter, k6, or Gatling.
• Identify bottlenecks in distributed systems and work with DevOps and developers to resolve them.
• Monitor system performance using Elastic Logs, Datadog, and Azure Application Insights.

Security Testing

• Perform API and application security testing (OWASP Top 10, SAST/DAST).
• Collaborate with the security team to implement automated security scans in CI/CD pipelines.
• Utilize Azure Advanced Security Scanning and other security tools.

AI & Intelligent Testing

• Explore and implement AI-assisted testing approaches (self-healing tests, predictive defect analytics).
• Leverage ML/AI-based monitoring and anomaly detection tools to enhance test coverage and quality insights.

Quality Advocacy

• Define and track quality metrics (code coverage, defect leakage, performance SLAs).
• Mentor junior automation engineers and promote best practices for test automation.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• Automation Tools & Frameworks: Playwright, Selenium, TestNG.
• Programming/Scripting Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or C#.
• Performance Testing: JMeter, Locust, k6, or Gatling.
• Security Testing: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, SAST/DAST integrations.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Git, Terraform, Helm, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Cloud & Backend: Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, REST APIs, microservices.
• Monitoring: Elastic, Datadog, Power BI, Application Insights.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities (work well with Dev, QA, and Ops teams).
• Proactive problem solver with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with AI/ML-based test automation frameworks.
• Exposure to contract testing (e.g., Pact).
• Familiarity with feature flag testing and canary releases.
• Experience with observability-driven testing using logs/metrics/traces.

We Offer

• 100% remote-first role with flexible working options
• Pension, healthcare, life assurance
• Great central office, only 2 minutes away from Windsor train station!
• Amazing bunch of people that genuinely want to support you and celebrate your wins!
• We work hard but we know how to have fun too; we have regular theme days and charity events for all to enjoy.
• Fancy a morning brew? We have that covered! Tea, coffee and milk provided!
• Employee Assistance Programme to help and support with life stuff!
• We have plenty of local discounts for coffee outlets, restaurants, cinemas and gyms and more
• Free fruit, Flu Vaccinations, Cycle to work scheme, Eye Test/Glasses Vouchers, looking after your wellbeing!
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays