About this role
Salary: £68,000 - 108,000 per year
Requirements: Strong commercial experience with Java-based test automationHands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured, Playwright and Cucumber BDDExperience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratchStrong knowledge of UI and API automation best practicesExperience testing REST APIs using Postman, Swagger and JSON/XML validationExperience across the full software testing lifecycleKnowledge of accessibility testing using tools such as WAVE, AXE DevTools and VoiceOverExperience with CI/CD pipelines, Git and MavenKnowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and JiraExposure to AWS cloud technologies and KafkaExperience testing cloud-native and distributed systems is desirableKnowledge of contract testing methodologies is desirableExperience working within UK Public Sector or large enterprise environments is desirablePerformance testing experience using K6 is desirableStrong analytical and troubleshooting skills Responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain scalable UI and API automation frameworksBuild automated test suites using Java, Selenium, REST Assured and Cucumber BDDDevelop and execute functional, regression, integration and end-to-end automated testsPerform UI automation using Selenium WebDriver and PlaywrightCarry out API testing using REST Assured, Postman and SwaggerConduct accessibility testing to ensure compliance with WCAG standardsSupport CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing throughout the development lifecycleWork closely with developers, DevOps engineers, Business Analysts and Product OwnersContribute to performance and load testing using K6Support testing across AWS cloud environments and event-driven architectures Technologies: APIAWSCI/CDCloudCucumberDevOpsGitSupportJIRAJSONJavaKafkaMavenPlaywrightPostmanRESTSeleniumSwaggerXMLUX UI Design More:
We are a globally recognised organisation delivering secure, reliable and high-quality digital services across major public sector transformation programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to join Agile engineering teams building cloud-native applications using modern test automation practices. The role offers a salary of up to 70,000 plus bonus and benefits, and is available in Newcastle, London, Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool or Sheffield, with working hours of 40 hours per week.
last updated 36 week of 2026