Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and execute comprehensive test plans for GOV.UK digital services.
• Identify key testing objectives and ensure coverage of user requirements across different environments.
• Functional & Non-Functional Testing: conduct functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Perform non-functional testing, including performance, security, and usability testing.
• Design and implement test automation frameworks using industry best practices.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Java, JavaScript, Playwright, RestAssured (BDD), or similar frameworks.
• Automate API testing using Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and deployment.
• Identify, document, and track defects using test management tools (Azure DevOps, JIRA).
• Work closely with development teams to resolve issues effectively.
• Produce detailed test reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Work in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and business analysts to define test strategies.
• Provide guidance and mentor junior testers in automation best practices.
• Follow GOV.UK service design principles and DDAT frameworks for testing government applications.
• Ensure all tests align with security and compliance regulations.

Technical Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of experience in test automation and software quality assurance.
• Hands-on experience in automation testing frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress (UI automation).
• RestAssured (BDD), Postman (for API testing).
• Experience with programming languages (Java, JavaScript) for writing automated tests.
• Experience developing test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and testing challenges.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Knowledge of frontend testing (React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).
• Experience with SQL and relational database testing.

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