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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Test Engineer - Automation - **Company:** Burendo - **Location:** Leeds, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £41,539.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Static Program Analysis, Software Debugging, IntelliJ IDEA, Apache JMeter, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft UI Automation, NoSQL, Selenium, Software Engineering, SonarQube, SQL Databases, Strategies of Testing, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Performance Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Postman, Large Language Models, Grafana, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab-ci, Playwright, Terraform, Software Version Control, Api Management, Jenkins - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5846445978 ## About the Role These are the most important things to us, we can teach skills, but behaviours are much harder to teach. * An analytical and questioning mind, rather than taking things at face value * Able to be pragmatic when needed, understanding the difference between quality and meeting release deadlines * A complete focus on quality at all levels in the software development life cycle * A great communicator who can have conversations with both technical and non-technical people, fluent in English * A test-first mindset, rather than sticking rigidly to specific methodologies * A focus on testing early and testing often * An understanding of the need to push testing close to the code and a strong desire to create quick feedback cycles * Strong leadership skills, both internally and with clients * Holistic thinking with a focus on small, intricate details * Passionate about all things mobile and apps Essential skills You'll need some skills to help you pick the role up quickly, but it's not a long list. * A strong understanding of being a testing leader in an agile environment * Experience creating test strategies and collaborating with people to achieve this * Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and experience of continuous testing * Ability to understand and debug code using IDEs such as Visual Studio or IntelliJ * Experienced in API testing using tools such as Postman or JMeter * An understanding of behavioural driven development (BDD) and its benefits and drawbacks * Experience of source code management * An understanding of and ability to influence non-functional requirements * Hands-on experience in testing mobile apps * Experience instructing, mentoring and coaching others to develop a QA mindset * Comfortable using AI/LLM tooling in testing workflows, with the judgement to know when to trust or override its output * Exposure to mobile and API automation tools such as Maestro, Playwright, or Karate, or equivalent frameworks * Working knowledge of unit testing tools for scripting languages such as MochaJS or Jest * An ability to write automation in at least one of Python, JavaScript, Java or C# * Experience working with UI automation tools such as Selenium or Cypress Desirable skills These are the little bit extra, cherry-on-top skills that will help you stand out. 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