Automation Test Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• We require experience in Playwright and/or Cypress.
• We require strong experience with Kotlin and TypeScript, including testing services built with these technologies.
• We require proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale automated testing frameworks.
• We require strong API testing experience in complex distributed environments.
• We require experience testing integrations between multiple systems and services.
• We require knowledge of resilience testing, fault injection, timeout handling, and service degradation scenarios.
• We require experience with contract testing tools such as PACT.
• We require a strong understanding of test automation best practices and CI/CD integration.
• We require experience validating data integrity across complex data flows and synchronisation processes.
• We require knowledge of PostgreSQL, SQL, and database-driven testing approaches.
• We require the ability to test edge cases, exception handling, and operational failure modes.
• We require experience supporting large-scale UAT programmes.
• We require excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• We require SC clearance.
• We require experience in a complex enterprise or public sector environment.
• Desirable: experience with data migration testing, including mapping, transformation, and validation.
• Desirable: exposure to criminal justice, government, or highly regulated environments.
• Desirable: experience with performance and load testing tools such as Gatling.
• Desirable: knowledge of large-scale distributed architectures and microservices environments.

Responsibilities

• We will design and implement automated test frameworks for UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• We will develop and maintain automated tests using Playwright and/or Cypress.
• We will test services built using Kotlin and TypeScript technologies.
• We will validate complex integrations between modern platforms and legacy systems.
• We will deliver API testing across multiple services and enterprise applications.
• We will perform resilience and failure testing, including timeout, degradation, and dependency failure scenarios.
• We will implement and maintain contract testing frameworks using tools such as PACT.
• We will verify cross-system data propagation and state changes across integrated platforms.
• We will create and maintain smoke, regression, and core user journey test suites covering happy and unhappy paths.
• We will test data flows, imports, exports, synchronisation processes, and data integrity controls.
• We will support feature-flagged releases and validate behaviour across multiple feature configurations.
• We will execute performance and load testing activities using tools such as Gatling.
• We will support and coordinate User Acceptance Testing activities with operational stakeholders.
• We will contribute to the continuous improvement of testing standards, processes, and automation capabilities.
• We will work closely with developers, business analysts, and operational stakeholders within a multidisciplinary Agile team.

Technologies

• API
• CI/CD
• Cypress
• Support
• Kotlin
• Playwright
• PostgreSQL
• SQL
• TypeScript
• microservices
• UX UI Design

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We are a leading public sector organisation delivering a high-profile national digital transformation programme. This is a remote, 6-month contract offering £600 per day inside IR35, with the potential for long-term extension. You will join a collaborative Agile delivery team working in a complex enterprise-scale technology environment that supports critical services used by thousands of people across the UK. We offer the opportunity to contribute to quality engineering, automation, and resilient enterprise solutions in a challenging and rewarding setting.

last updated 23 week of 2026