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Senior Test Automation Engineer

London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Belfast, England, gb🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing, building, and maintaining Java-based automation frameworks to deliver automated test coverage across functional, cross-browser, API, integration, and acceptance testing layers.

Role type

Senior Test Automation Engineer (Java)

Builds

Production-grade automated test suites and frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines

Domain

Software Quality Assurance / Test Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (test suites/frameworks)

Required skills

Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Karate, REST-assured, API testing, CI/CD integration, Agile/Scrum, Test strategy definition, Defect analysis

Preferred skills

Test-driven development, Behaviour-driven development, Exploratory testing, Contract testing

Technologies

Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Karate, REST-assured, CI/CD tools

Responsibilities

Design and build Java-based automation frameworks from scratch; Deliver automated test coverage across functional, cross-browser, API, integration, and acceptance testing; Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines; Define and execute test strategies and plans; Perform front-end cross-browser functional testing and user acceptance testing; Review and improve test environments and processes; Provide test estimates and contribute to planning sessions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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