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Automation Test Engineer

Posted: 19/08/26
Recruiter:Intec Select Ltd
Reference:3159295416
Type:Permanent
Disciplines: Testing
Salary:£60,000 - £85,000 Annual
Location:City, London
Description: Automation Test Engineer 60,000 - 85,000 Fully Remote

Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen within a highly reputable life sciences organisation, supporting the continued digital transformation of a large-scale SaaS product. We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer to play a key role in developing and enhancing automated testing capabilities across a modern technology environment.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about automation, quality engineering and emerging technologies, with hands-on experience using modern automation frameworks such as Playwright and AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or GitHub Copilot.

Role & Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites across web and cloud-based applications.
  • Develop automated UI and API tests using modern frameworks such as Playwright.
  • Work closely with developers, Product Owners and technology teams to understand requirements and define appropriate testing strategies.
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
  • Identify opportunities to increase automation coverage, improve efficiency and reduce reliance on manual testing.
  • Use AI-assisted tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar technologies to support test development, scripting and automation.
  • Analyse test results, investigate defects and work collaboratively with development teams to resolve issues.
  • Contribute to automation standards, frameworks and best practices across the technology function.
  • Support testing across cloud-based and SaaS applications, ensuring solutions meet functional and quality requirements.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
  • Proven commercial experience working as an Automation Test Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, SDET or similar.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Playwright or a similar modern automation framework.
  • Strong programming/scripting experience, ideally with JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks.
  • Experience with API testing and automated testing within CI/CD environments.
  • Experience testing modern cloud-based or SaaS applications.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development or testing tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar.
  • Strong understanding of software testing principles, automation strategy and the full software development lifecycle.
Desirable:
  • Experience working with Salesforce / Salesforce Cloud or similar enterprise SaaS platforms.
  • Experience working within Agile development environments.
  • Knowledge of performance, integration or end-to-end testing.
  • Relevant testing qualification such as ISTQB or equivalent.
Automation Test Engineer 60,000 - 85,000 Fully Remote

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