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# QA Engineer - Automation

- **Company:** gb
Experis
- **Location:** Cardiff, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £66,560.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Computer Programming, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, Systems Development Life Cycle, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Selenium, Test Scripts, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab-ci, Playwright, SDET, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/qa-engineer-automation/experis-job107940978

## About the Role

* Strong experience in software testing, with a proven automation background
 * Proven expertise designing and maintaining automation frameworks and test scripts
 * Hands-on automation experience across tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or UFT (and/or similar)
 * Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps pipelines)
 * Strong programming proficiency in Java and Python
 * Solid understanding of SDLC/STLC and Agile ways of working
 * Ability to troubleshoot complex automation failures and drive corrective actions
 * Confidence leading automation standards and best practices across QA teams, If you're excited by the challenge of building reliable automation that improves quality feedback loops end-to-end, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to be considered for this remote Senior QA Engineer - Automation opportunity.

## Description

Looking to raise the bar on quality while keeping releases fast, stable, and genuinely trustworthy? Our Client is hiring a Senior QA Engineer - Automation to lead automated testing across API and broader quality layers, helping engineering teams build a culture where quality is part of everyday delivery.

What you'll be doing:

 * Define and evolve the automation approach for your product area (API, UI, contract, component and more)
 * Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and scripts that scale across teams
 * Drive continuous improvement-making frameworks cleaner, faster, and easier for others to use
 * Integrate automation into continuous delivery pipelines and optimise stable, deterministic runs
 * Investigate flaky tests, eliminate root causes, and strengthen reliability standards
 * Provide meaningful reporting on real risks (not just raw figures) to QA leadership
 * Lead by example through code reviews, mentorship, and short learning sessions for QA/SDET engineers
 * Build reusable utilities, components and libraries to improve efficiency and maintainability
 * Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers to embed testing into delivery
 * Ensure alignment with compliance and security requirements relevant to healthcare data systems


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