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# Automation Test Engineer

- **Company:** Digital Skills Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £78,000.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Big Data, Software as a Service, Software Quality, Databases, Continuous Integration, Github, Apache JMeter, Scrum Methodology, Selenium, SoapUI, SQL Databases, Web Services, Cloud Platform System, Performance Testing, Bitbucket, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software), Jenkins
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-B02789D8238122D02B/

## About the Role

* Strong Java coding skills (JavaScript, JMeter Scripting also advantageous).
 * Experience as a software tester/developer in test with a good appreciation of test automation.
 * Passionate about code quality and advocate of clean code principles.
 * Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
 * Experience with common test automation tools such as Selenium, Cucumber or Serenity; CI/CD tools (such as Jenkins, Stash, GitHub, Bitbucket)
 * Experience testing UI, API (SOAP UI, RESTFUL services) and web services-based systems, including end-to-end and/or in isolation using mocks.
 * Experience with very large datasets and appreciation of data isolation in a multi-tenanted SAAS platform.
 * Experience with at least one database desirable. Ability to write and maintain SQL insert, update and delete statements
 * Experience using test management tools for planning, execution and reporting (eg; JIRA)
 * Working knowledge of cloud environments, especially AWS and automated infrastructure is important.
 * Experience working in an Agile SCRUM
 * Creation, execution and reporting of performance testing is desirable.

## Description

We require an Automation Tester with strong Java capabilities to develop new features for our portfolio of Government Clients.