Overview
We are seeking a Quality Engineer with automation experience to help build reliable and efficient automated tests for our applications. You will develop automated test scripts, support CI/CD integration, and work alongside developers and DevOps teams to improve quality and speed of delivery. You'll use modern test automation tools and programming languages to automate UI, API, and integration tests. If you enjoy problem‑solving, building automation that reduces manual effort, and improving the delivery pipeline, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for functional, regression, integration, performance, and API testing.
- Build automation frameworks using industry‑standard tools and modern programming languages.
- Develop optimized test scenarios and ensure comprehensive test coverage aligned to acceptance criteria.
- Create automation for test environment setup, test execution, test data management, and environment validation.
- Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines, working closely with DevOps to enable continuous testing.
- Contribute to quality engineering practices aligned with Agile, DevOps, and containerized delivery models.
- Monitor test execution results, troubleshoot failures, and provide actionable insights to development teams.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve product quality, identify risks, and advocate for automated testing best practices.
- Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, and backlog grooming to ensure quality is built in from the start.
- Drive adoption of automation tools, frameworks, and best practices across teams.
- Ensure best practices are followed as part of Test Delivery in SCRUM Teams (Test Estimation, Test Coverage, Test Traceability, Defect Management, Test Evidencing and Test Closure).
- Depending on experience:
- Lead automation strategy for teams or accounts.
- Mentor junior engineers in automation techniques and quality engineering practices.
- Define and govern QA standards, tooling, and quality gates.
- Engage with stakeholders, clients, and leadership to ensure quality alignment with business needs.
- Optional for higher levels: technical leadership, coaching, QA strategy definition, stakeholder engagement.
Experience & Qualifications
- Experience with test automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, RestAssured, Postman).
- Programming skills in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C#.
- Experience building automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.).
- Experience with Agile, DevOps practices and containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of test design techniques, debugging, and root cause analysis.
- Experience with version control tools (Git) and code review practices.
- Understanding of performance testing, security testing, or reliability engineering is a plus.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving abilities.
- Exposure to contemporary trends like Agile, DevOps, and Containers, with the ability to align testing automation with these methodologies.
- Test Automation Optimization: Experience working with various test automation tools and technologies to optimise testing processes and ensure efficient software delivery.
- Delivery Automation Understanding: Exposure to integrating testing automation into overall delivery automation, with the ability to collaborate and ensure alignment with organisational goals and methodologies.
This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional security vetting may apply, including National Security Vetting (NVS) or higher levels.
Benefits & Working Environment
- Tools and policies to support work‑life balance: flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave, and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
- Traditional benefits: 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.
At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors. You'll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high‑profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth. We invest heavily in continuous learning, demand‑skills development, and long‑term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.
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