Software Test Automation Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Global Tech Recruitment
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
Remote , UK
Summary: The Software Test Automation Engineer role is a remote contract position focused on overseeing business-wide test activities, particularly in test automation and API testing. The ideal candidate will enhance software quality through proactive quality assurance practices and collaboration with technical and business teams. Responsibilities include planning, designing, and executing tests while championing quality assurance throughout the organization. Key tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, and Azure DevOps will be utilized in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee business-wide test activities, focusing on test automation and API testing.
- Drive higher software standards through shift-left testing and early requirement analysis.
- Plan, design, and execute tests in collaboration with technical and business teams.
- Champion quality assurance and seamless user acceptance testing (UAT) across the business.
- Utilize various testing tools and frameworks for test automation and API testing.
- Conduct manual testing across diverse platforms, including web, mobile, desktop, and API environments.
- Manage defect logging, tracking, prioritizing, and retesting.
Key Skills:
- Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
- Understanding of CI/CD integration for automated tests (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Proficiency in API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI).
- Ability to translate functional and non-functional requirements into structured test cases.
- Knowledge of defect life cycle workflows and root cause analysis.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Salary (Rate): £competitive daily rate
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Software Test Automation Engineer
Remote Contract
£competitive outside IR35 rate
Test, Quality Assurance, ISTQB, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Azure Devops, Postman
Our client are seeking an experience Test Engineer/Test Automation professional to preside over business-wide test activities - test automation and API testing will be in amongst the main duties of the role.
We are looking for a proactive Quality Assurance professional to drive higher software standards through shift-left testing and early requirement analysis. You will plan, design, carry out tests in alignment and conjunction with existing technical and business teams and be the champion of Quality and seamless UAT throughout the business.
Key Tools
- Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, Azure DevOps Test Plans, Jira + Zephyr/Xray, TestRail, HP ALM.
Test Automation
- Knowledge of test automation frameworks (eg, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
- Understanding of CI/CD integration for automated tests (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Script creation, maintenance, and optimisation.
API Testing
- Using tools like Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI.
- Validating response codes, payloads, headers, auth flows (OAuth2, tokens).
Test Planning & Execution
- Test planning, strategic development & scope management
- Translating functional and non-functional requirements into comprehensive, structured test cases.
- Conducting manual testing across diverse platforms, including web, mobile, desktop, and API environments.
- Boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning - to ensure deep coverage.
Defect Management
- Logging, tracking, prioritising, and retesting defects.
- Working with defect life cycle workflows and root cause analysis.
For a full consultation please apply with your most recent CV and contact details included. We look forward to hearing from you & thank you for your interest.
Due to high workload/staffing ratios we kindly ask that you do not call through the main switchboard to discuss your application. We review all applications received.