QA Automation Engineer

Harnham
London, UK
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£75,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence JIRA Automation of Tests Code Coverage Continuous Integration Software Debugging JSON Microsoft UI Automation Regression Testing Selenium
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Systems Integration Web Platforms Extensible Markup Language (XML) Postman Backend Kotlin Playwright Nintex Front End Software Development Api Management

Job description

You will be responsible for driving automated testing across a web platform and backend services, helping ensure quality, reliability, and performance while reducing manual testing.

  • Key responsibilities include:
  • Building and maintaining automated test frameworks
  • Creating UI and API test coverage across frontend and backend systems
  • Supporting regression testing for platform enhancements and integrations
  • Ensuring data accuracy and quality across complex systems
  • Leveraging AI tools to accelerate testing, debugging, and test creation
  • Contributing to CI/CD processes and quality best practices
  • Collaborating closely with product and engineering teams

Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience with Java or Kotlin
  • Experience with API testing using tools such as Rest Assured or Postman
  • UI automation experience using Selenium, Playwright, or similar
  • Strong understanding of JSON, XML, APIs, and backend testing
  • Experience building automation frameworks and strategies
  • Familiarity with Jira and CI/CD environments
  • Active use of AI tools within your engineering workflow, including Claude and N8N
  • Passion for reducing manual effort through automation

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary up to £75,000
  • Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the London office
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension contribution
  • 25 days holiday
  • Wellbeing support and regular team socials
  • Opportunity to influence automation strategy and AI adoption
  • Applicants must have full UK working rights. Sponsorship is not available.

About the company

A fast-growing technology business developing a data-driven platform that helps users gain a clearer view of complex financial information. Working in Agile squads, they are investing heavily in automation, AI-assisted development, and modern engineering practices as they continue to scale.

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