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Test Automation Engineer

Scrumconnect Consulting
London
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Job Information

Date Opened

21/05/2026
Job Type

Permanent
Industry

Public Sector and Government
Work Experience

5\+ years
Salary

40k \- 50k
City

London
Province

Greater London
Country

United Kingdom
Postal Code

EC1A
Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1\. Test Planning \& Execution

✔ Develop, implement, and execute comprehensive test plans for GOV.UK digital services.

✔ Identify key testing objectives and ensure coverage of user requirements across different environments. 2\. Functional \& Non\-Functional Testing

✔ Conduct functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).

✔ Perform non\-functional testing, including performance, security, and usability testing. 3\. Automation \& Test Framework Development

Design and implement test automation frameworks using industry best practices.

✔ Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Java, JavaScript, Playwright, RestAssured (BDD), or similar frameworks.

✔ Automate API testing using tools such as Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent.

✔ Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and deployment. 4\. Defect Management \& Reporting

✔ Identify, document, and track defects using test management tools (Azure DevOps, JIRA).

✔ Work closely with development teams to resolve issues effectively.

✔ Produce detailed test reports and communicate findings to stakeholders. 5\. Collaboration \& Agile Delivery

✔ Work in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives.

✔ Collaborate with developers, product managers, and business analysts to define test strategies.

✔ Provide guidance and mentor junior testers in automation best practices. 6\. Compliance with GOV.UK \& DDAT Standards

✔ Follow GOV.UK service design principles and DDAT frameworks for testing government applications.

✔ Ensure all tests align with security and compliance regulations. Technical Skills \& Experience

6\+ years of experience in test automation and software quality assurance.

✔ Hands\-on experience in automation testing frameworks such as:* Playwright, Selenium, Cypress (for UI automation).

  • RestAssured (BDD), Postman (for API testing).
✔ Experience with programming languages (Java, JavaScript) for writing automated tests.

✔ Experience developing test automation frameworks from scratch.

✔ Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and testing challenges.

✔ Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

✔ Knowledge of frontend testing (React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).

✔ Experience with SQL and relational database testing.

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