Senior Test Automation Engineer

Company: QualityAI (formerly Qualitest) Client: Leading UK Bank Location: Leeds or London Working Pattern: Hybrid – 50% office attendance Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time Clearance: Must be currently SC cleared. About The Role QualityAI is looking for a Test Automation Engineer to join a Digital Assurance & Productivity team supporting a leading UK banking organisation. The role will focus on designing, developing and maintaining automated testing solutions and frameworks, helping to improve test coverage, quality and delivery across a range of technology platforms. You'll work closely with developers, analysts and business stakeholders within an Agile environment, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the organisation's automation strategy and tooling. Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with developers, analysts and business stakeholders to define appropriate test coverage.
• Troubleshoot and resolve automation failures and investigate defects.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of automation frameworks, tools and processes.
• Support the implementation of effective testing strategies across applications and services.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation coverage, efficiency and reliability.
• Maintain clear documentation around test automation, frameworks and processes.
• Work collaboratively within an Agile delivery environment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the wider testing and quality engineering function. Essential Required Skills & Experience
• Strong understanding of software testing principles and methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience with tools such as:
• • Selenium
• • Karate
• • SOAP UI
• • Postman
• Programming/scripting experience using Python, Java or similar.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control, such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Experience working within an Agile environment.
• Familiarity with Cucumber / BDD.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills. Technical Experience Experience with some of the following would be highly beneficial:
• Cloud platforms, particularly Azure.
• Test data management/tools.
• Docker and Kubernetes.
• Performance testing.
• Security testing.
• API and integration testing.
• Automated regression testing and framework development. Desirable Experience
• Knowledge of Kafka, IBM MQ or ACE.
• Understanding of middleware and message queuing technologies.
• Knowledge of software architecture technologies such as XBRL and HTML.
• Previous experience within banking or financial services.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and financial systems.
• ISEB Intermediate qualification or equivalent practical experience. Working Arrangement The role is available in Leeds or London and operates on a hybrid basis, with a requirement to work from the office approximately 50% of the time. The organisation supports flexible working arrangements, including flexibility around start and finish times and how office attendance is managed across the month. About QualityAI QualityAI (formerly Qualitest) is a global technology and quality engineering consultancy supporting some of the world's leading organisations across software quality, AI, cybersecurity and digital transformation. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative engineering environment and play a key role in improving automated testing capabilities across a major UK banking organisation.