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# QA Engineer - Automation

- **Company:** Experis
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £66,560.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Computer Programming, Systems Development Life Cycle, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Selenium, Test Scripts, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab-ci, Playwright, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.experis.co.uk/job/qa-engineer-automation-6018079/apply

## 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

## 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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