Senior Automation Test Engineer

Senior Test Automation Engineer

We’re looking for an experienced Test Automation Engineer to join a collaborative Agile software team developing complex embedded technology solutions used in mission-critical environments.

This role combines hands-on test automation development with functional testing, quality assurance, and close collaboration with software engineers and product stakeholders. You’ll play a key role in ensuring new features are delivered with high levels of quality, reliability, and performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, scripts, and supporting libraries.
• Build and enhance automated testing pipelines within CI/CD environments.
• Verify new features and software changes throughout the sprint lifecycle.
• Review requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to ensure they are clear, testable, and complete.
• Create and execute functional test cases across embedded devices, software applications, and APIs.
• Investigate defects, analyse logs and system behaviour, and work closely with developers to resolve issues.
• Support regression testing and quality assurance activities.
• Produce automated test reports and communicate quality metrics to stakeholders.
• Contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Help drive continuous improvement of testing processes, automation coverage, and overall product quality.

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in software test automation within Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience testing complex software, embedded systems, networking products, connected devices, or similar technologies.
• Proficiency with automation frameworks such as Robot Framework, PyTest, or equivalent.
• Experience developing automated tests using Python, C#, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of functional testing techniques and test design methodologies.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or TeamCity.
• Ability to analyse logs, investigate defects, and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Experience working with version control systems such as Git.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.

If you’re passionate about automation, quality engineering, and working on technically challenging products, we’d love to hear from you.

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