Test Automation Engineer

Test Automation Engineer Location: Telford, UK – Hybrid (2 Days/Week Onsite) Employment Type: Permanent Experience: 6+ Years Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on Test Automation Engineer with strong experience in UI, API, and database automation. The ideal candidate will be capable of building automation frameworks from scratch and integrating automated testing into CI/CD and Agile delivery environments. Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Automate Web, API, backend, functional, regression, and E2E testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop automation strategies and ensure effective test coverage.
• Analyze failures, perform root-cause analysis, and support defect resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, BAs, and stakeholders in Agile teams.
• Improve automation efficiency, stability, and execution speed.
• Promote automation best practices and mentor junior engineers. Mandatory Skills
• Java or C#, with strong preference for Java
• Selenium WebDriver
• Rest Assured / REST API Testing
• TestNG / JUnit
• Cucumber / BDD
• Maven / Gradle
• Postman & Swagger/OpenAPI
• SQL & Database Testing
• Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions Preferred Skills
• JMeter / Performance Testing
• Playwright / Cypress
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Microservices Testing
• AWS / Azure
• SonarQube
• Accessibility & Security Testing Required Experience
• 6+ years in Test Automation Engineering.
• Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong Selenium, Java, TestNG, and API automation expertise.
• Experience working in Agile, DevOps, and enterprise-scale programmes.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Nice to Have
• Financial Services or Public Sector experience.
• ISTQB Certification.
• HMRC / Government / Banking project experience.
• SC Clearance, where applicable. Key Competencies Automation | Selenium | Java | Rest Assured | API Testing | TestNG | Cucumber | Jenkins | Azure DevOps | CI/CD | SQL | Playwright | Agile | DevOps