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# Automation Engineer - Agile UI & API Testing Pro

- **Company:** Jobtailor
- **Location:** Bexhill, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Applicant Tracking Systems, JIRA, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Github, Human-Computer Interaction, Scrum Methodology, Selenium, SoapUI, Test Management, TypeScript, Postman, Cypress (Programming Language), Playwright, Software Coding, Selenium Webdriver, Software Version Control, Api Management
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815166607-automation-engineer--agile-ui--api-testing-pro

## About the Role

* Comfortable collaborating on an Agile sprint team in Scrum, Kanban, Safe
 * Confident in sprint ceremonies like stand-ups, planning, retrospectives, 3-amigos and backlog elaboration
 * Familiar with backlog management in Jira or Octane
 * Familiar with test case management tools such as Octane or X-Ray
 * Strong coding skills in implementing automated tests in Java, JavaScript, Typescript, C#
 * Comfortable with Source control using GitHub
 * Skilled with user interface automation with Selenium, Selenium Grid, Playwright or Cypress
 * Able to implement tests against API using SoapUI, Postman

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Hard Skills

 * Automated Testing
 * Java
 * JavaScript
 * Typescript
 * C#
 * Selenium
 * SoapUI
 * Postman
 * GitHub
 * Test Case Management

Soft Skills

 * Collaboration
 * Communication
 * Problem-Solving

## Description

* Work as an individual collaborator on sprint teams across multiple disciplines
 * Actively participate in sprint ceremonies; sharing updates and blockers, estimating and committing
 * Ensure user stories are captured in accordance with your team's definition of ready
 * Collaborate to write Acceptance Criteria that describe business rules for quality test scenarios
 * Ensure work items are only complete when they meet the team definition of done

Requirements

 * Comfortable collaborating on an Agile sprint team in Scrum, Kanban, Safe
 * Confident in sprint ceremonies like stand-ups, planning, retrospectives, 3-amigos and backlog elaboration
 * Familiar with backlog management in Jira or Octane
 * Familiar with test case management tools such as Octane or X-Ray
 * Strong coding skills in implementing automated tests in Java, JavaScript, Typescript, C#
 * Comfortable with Source control using GitHub
 * Skilled with user interface automation with Selenium, Selenium Grid, Playwright or Cypress
 * Able to implement tests against API using SoapUI, Postman

? ATS Optimization Keywords
Below are skills and terms extracted directly from this job posting to improve Applicant Tracking System (ATS) visibility. This unique feature helps candidates tailor their applications more effectively - a feature exclusive to JobTailor job listings.

Hard Skills

 * Automated Testing
 * Java
 * JavaScript
 * Typescript
 * C#
 * Selenium
 * SoapUI
 * Postman
 * GitHub
 * Test Case Management

Soft Skills

 * Collaboration
 * Communication
 * Problem-Solving


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