Automation Test Engineer

Salary: £60,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven commercial experience working as an Automation Test Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, SDET or similar.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright or a similar modern automation framework.
• Strong programming/scripting experience, ideally with JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Experience with API testing and automated testing within CI/CD environments.
• Experience testing modern cloud-based or SaaS applications.
• Experience using AI-assisted development or testing tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, automation strategy and the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience working with Salesforce / Salesforce Cloud or similar enterprise SaaS platforms is desirable.
• Experience working within Agile development environments is desirable.
• Knowledge of performance, integration or end-to-end testing is desirable.
• Relevant testing qualification such as ISTQB or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites across web and cloud-based applications.
• Develop automated UI and API tests using modern frameworks such as Playwright.
• Work closely with developers, Product Owners and technology teams to understand requirements and define appropriate testing strategies.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
• Identify opportunities to increase automation coverage, improve efficiency and reduce reliance on manual testing.
• Use AI-assisted tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar technologies to support test development, scripting and automation.
• Analyse test results, investigate defects and work collaboratively with development teams to resolve issues.
• Contribute to automation standards, frameworks and best practices across the technology function.
• Support testing across cloud-based and SaaS applications, ensuring solutions meet functional and quality requirements.

Technologies

• AI
• API
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Copilot
• GitHub
• ISTQB
• Support
• JavaScript
• Playwright
• Salesforce
• TypeScript
• Web
• UX UI Design

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We are a highly reputable life sciences organisation supporting the continued digital transformation of a large-scale SaaS product. We offer a fully remote opportunity for an experienced Automation Test Engineer to play a key role in advancing our automated testing capabilities within a modern technology environment. This role is ideal for someone passionate about automation, quality engineering and emerging technologies, with hands-on experience using Playwright and AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or GitHub Copilot. The position offers a salary of £60,000 - £85,000.

last updated 34 week of 2026