Test Automation Engineer
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 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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