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# QA Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Harnham
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £59,000.0 - £99,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Code Coverage, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Design of User Interfaces, JSON, Microsoft UI Automation, Regression Testing, Selenium, Systems Integration, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Postman, Backend, Kotlin, Playwright, Nintex, Front End Software Development, Api Management
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5899593734

## About the Role

* 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 our engineering workflow, including Claude and N8N
 * Passion for reducing manual effort through automation
 * We require full UK working rights; sponsorship is not available

## Description

* 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

Technologies:

 * AI
 * API
 * Backend
 * CI/CD
 * Frontend
 * Support
 * JIRA
 * JSON
 * Java
 * Kotlin
 * n8n
 * Playwright
 * Postman
 * REST
 * Selenium
 * XML
 * UX UI Design
 * Web


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