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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # QA Automation Engineer (Hybrid) - **Company:** Ocho People - **Location:** Belfast, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £40,000.0 - £50,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Agile Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Code Review, Apache JMeter, E2e Testing, Software Tools, Selenium, Strategies of Testing, Scripting, Performance Testing, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab, Testcomplete, Playwright, Teamcity, Api Design, Cucumber (Software), Selenium Webdriver, GPT, Serverless Computing, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5894005834 ## About the Role * Extensive QA automation experience within Agile teams, ideally at Senior or Lead level * Strong hands-on automation experience with Playwright (WebDriverIO also considered), plus exposure to Selenium, Cypress or TestComplete * Strong Java or JavaScript (or similar scripting language) skills * Proven track record designing, building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks, including migrating legacy stacks onto modern tooling * Experience embedding automated and functional testing within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab or TeamCity) * Hands-on BDD experience (Cucumber) and comfortable applying shift-left, TDD/BDD practices * Practical experience using AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Amazon Q or similar) to speed up test creation and maintenance * Strong API, functional and end-to-end testing background * Working knowledge of non-functional testing (performance/load, using tools such as K6 or JMeter) * Confident operating in Agile/SAFe environments with distributed, global teams, with the communication skills to challenge design decisions and mentor others Desirable: * Experience within financial services or trading platforms (including FIX/API) * Experience with AWS, microservices and serverless architectures * Formal testing qualifications (e.g. ISTQB, Agile Testing) ## Description As QA Automation Engineer, you will be a key advocate for quality within an Agile team, driving BDD and TDD practices to ensure high-quality, business-aligned outcomes. Working closely with Product Owners and Developers, you will provide in-sprint QA aligned to the team's Definition of Done, helping ensure deployable software at the end of every sprint. You will lead on test strategy, balancing manual, automated and performance testing with a strong emphasis on shift-left methodologies and API-first automation, while contributing to the evolution of scalable, robust test frameworks. This is a role for someone who has led automation frameworks before, is comfortable modernising and migrating legacy testing stacks, and enjoys mentoring engineers around them., * Collaborate with global BA, development and QA teams to design and coordinate effective test strategies * Design, build and maintain automated and functional tests within CI/CD pipelines * Develop and maintain scalable, self-healing automation frameworks using Playwright * Integrate AI-driven tooling (Copilot, ChatGPT, MCP) into automation workflows to speed up script creation and maintenance * Identify performance bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations * Champion quality across the Agile team, promoting best practice in unit testing and code review * Mentor and coach team members to raise QA standards across the team * Own deliverables end-to-end, managing priorities effectively and raising risks early * Drive clear, proactive communication on progress, risks and impediments ## Related Videos - [How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2041-how-i-built-qa-from-scratch-in-a-scaling-startup-no-fluff-real-life-story) - [ Evaluating AI models for code comprehension](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1462-evaluating-ai-models-for-code-comprehension) - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [Are Classical Automation Frameworks Dead? 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