Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Company: Harnham
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Location: Greater London
Job Description:

This is an opportunity to join a fast‑scaling technology business building a next‑generation financial platform. You will play a key role in shaping how quality engineering is done, introducing AI‑driven automation and helping build a modern test architecture that removes manual work while improving reliability.

The Company

They are a growing technology organisation operating in the financial domain, creating a platform that helps users understand and manage their full financial picture. Their environment is modern, product‑led and engineering‑driven, working in small squads with a strong focus on innovation. Quality engineering is seen as a strategic capability and they are investing heavily in automation, data reliability, and AI‑powered workflows. You will join a team where experimentation is encouraged and new ideas influence the product directly.

The Role

You will work as part of a cross‑functional engineering squad, responsible for designing and delivering the automation that ensures the platform is fast, stable and accurate. Key responsibilities include:

  • Building and maintaining automated tests for a new web platform.
  • Developing automation for backend, API and data validation workflows.
  • Introducing AI‑assisted tooling to accelerate test creation, debugging and data generation.
  • Reducing manual testing by expanding robust, scalable test coverage.
  • Supporting regression and functional testing for product changes, including integrations with third‑party systems.
  • Helping shape test architecture, frameworks and best practices as the business scales.

Your Skills and Experience

  • Strong commercial experience in software test automation within modern engineering teams.
  • Confident testing both frontend web applications and backend APIs.
  • Hands‑on experience with Java, Kotlin, TypeScript or Python in an automation context.
  • Experience building UI tests with tools such as Selenium or Playwright.
  • Working knowledge of test frameworks such as JUnit or TestNG.
  • Understanding of APIs, HTTP, JSON and related testing tools.
  • Comfortable working in data‑rich environments and validating data accuracy.
  • Experience using AI tools within your engineering workflow to accelerate development and reduce repetitive tasks.
  • Familiar working with CI/CD pipelines, Jira and modern dev practices.

What They Offer

  • 25 days annual leave with the ability to carry over additional days.
  • Salary sacrifice options including electric car scheme, cycle‑to‑work, nursery benefits and pension contribution options.
  • Enhanced parental leave.
  • Study support and allocated study time.
  • Support for physical and mental wellbeing.
  • Dog‑friendly office and regular team socials.

How to Apply

If you are a QA Automation Engineer looking to join a forward‑thinking tech environment, apply now to discuss the role in more detail.

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Posted: April 4th, 2026