1,661 Senior Automation Engineers jobs in the United Kingdom

There's 2 brand new roles available to join a highly respected Consulting Business that operate within the Financial space. You'll be part of one of the largest Financial Trading transformation projects in the world(!) and set up for an exciting career trajectory with the support of brilliant Test Managers.

Title: Test Automation Engineer - QA

Company: Consultancy - Financial

Location: London Hybrid (often 3 days a week in office)

Salary: £50,000-£5,000 + benefits

Tech essentials : Backend (C#/Java/Python) SQL, Specflow/BDD

Nice to have: CI/CD pipes, GitHub Actions, YAML, Powershell

Interview process: 1 stage remote video interview

Why should you be interested in this opportunity?

• They've gone from strength to strength over the last 10 years as they’ve strategically positioned themselves as essential partners to major financial corporations.
• They have multi-year contracts in place to continue working in partnership with blue chip £b lion organisations as they expand into new territories.
• Software Quality is at the very core of what they do. They’re deeply passionate about delivering Quality Software and Test-Driven Development is in their DNA.
• You’ll work alongside a team of highly experienced Test Automation experts from diverse backgrounds
• Extensive investment into your training, onboarding and becoming a subject matter expert in their specialism
• The opportunity for upward promotion is endless and they are active looking for future leaders

Why they’ll be interested in you -

• You have solid Programming experience, with a keen interest in Software Quality & Testing
• C# or Python or Java knowledge needed
• You probably have a relevant degree at 2:1 level or above
• You may have 1-3 years commercial experience, but they're open with this
• You’re naturally inquisitive, curious and interested in learning and development
• Good communication skills are vital as you’ll be representing the company in a client-facing role

Keen to find out more? Full job spec and company information available

There's 2 brand new roles available to join a highly respected Consulting Business that operate within the Financial space. You'll be part of one of the largest Financial Trading transformation projects in the world(!) and set up for an exciting career trajectory with the support of brilliant Test Managers.

Title: Test Automation Engineer - QA

Company: Consultancy - Financial

Location: London Hybrid (often 3 days a week in office)

Salary: £50,000-£5,000 + benefits

Tech essentials : Backend (C#/Java/Python) SQL, Specflow/BDD

Nice to have: CI/CD pipes, GitHub Actions, YAML, Powershell

Interview process: 1 stage remote video interview

Why should you be interested in this opportunity?

• They've gone from strength to strength over the last 10 years as they’ve strategically positioned themselves as essential partners to major financial corporations.
• They have multi-year contracts in place to continue working in partnership with blue chip £b lion organisations as they expand into new territories.
• Software Quality is at the very core of what they do. They’re deeply passionate about delivering Quality Software and Test-Driven Development is in their DNA.
• You’ll work alongside a team of highly experienced Test Automation experts from diverse backgrounds
• Extensive investment into your training, onboarding and becoming a subject matter expert in their specialism
• The opportunity for upward promotion is endless and they are active looking for future leaders

Why they’ll be interested in you -

• You have solid Programming experience, with a keen interest in Software Quality & Testing
• C# or Python or Java knowledge needed
• You probably have a relevant degree at 2:1 level or above
• You may have 1-3 years commercial experience, but they're open with this
• You’re naturally inquisitive, curious and interested in learning and development
• Good communication skills are vital as you’ll be representing the company in a client-facing role

Keen to find out more? Full job spec and company information available

We are seeking a highly motivated Test Automation Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining automated testing solutions that ensure the delivery of high-quality, secure, and reliable software.

This role requires a strong technical background in test engineering, excellent collaboration skills, and a proven ability to work in fast-paced Agile environments.

Responsibilities:

• Automated testing of deployments to cloud environments (e.g. AWS, EKS etc.) through pipelines
• Improving the quality of infrastructure deployments through automated testing - reducing issues arising after deployment.
• Test the actual instance/infrastructure itself and less the application that is being deployed
• Testing instances to make sure they have been deployed correctly and are working as expected. 
• Chaos testing of deployments/instances to make sure that they behave as expected if an instance goes down for some reason. 
• Define the approach for setting up the test infrastructure and use the outputs to drive technical improvements.
• Communicate with other teams and share technical resources, knowledge and lessons learned (with regards to testing automation)
• Infrastructure-as-Code testing principles.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of test engineering best practices .

• Experience with functional and non-functional testing (performance, security, accessibility, etc.).
• Skilled in systems integration testing and microservices/API testing .
• Hands-on experience with security testing and understanding of associated risks.
• Proficiency in performance testing methodologies and tools.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain automated test suites .
• Experience with test infrastructure tools such as Docker and containerisation.
• Strong understanding of TDD and BDD principles .
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation in build and deployment workflows.
• Strong Java (11/17/21) development experience and knowledge of the Spring Boot framework .
• Experience with test frameworks such as Cucumber, REST Assured, and WireMock.
• Hands-on knowledge of front-end testing frameworks such as Selenium.
• Experience in accessibility testing in line with WCAG standards.
• SC Security Clearance (or eligibility) required to access production logs.

Desired Attributes

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills, able to clearly convey technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to identifying risks, issues, and improvements.
• Passion for continuous learning, technology, and quality assurance.

Benefits

What we offer

• A company culture based on respect, transparency, and equality.
• Flexible work hours and hybrid remote work.
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Training and Career Progression

Sharing the culture

Infotel UK is an equal opportunity employer, and we pride ourselves on our diversity. That includes your gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, or disability status.

We have an incredible team ethic; we work together to consistently deliver for our clients. We host after-work gatherings and other in-house events to ensure our team members develop strong relationships and enjoy their work environment.

Join the Infotel UK Team! 

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing global company and leverage your expertise to achieve exceptional results. 

Apply today with your CV! All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality

Paragraf’s patented contamination-free deposition technology delivers game-changing opportunities for the commercialisation of graphene by allowing us to manufacture high-purity 2D graphene sheets at scale.

Paragraf is the first company in the world to mass produce graphene-based electronic devices using standard semiconductor processes. We not only specialise in the manufacture of high-purity graphene but also its seamless integration into ready to use products that can be quickly adopted by our customers and partners to support the advancement of their technologies.

At Paragraf we are committed to materially transforming electronics through the development of high-purity graphene products that will facilitate massive improvements in the performance of technologies across all aspects of life.

Founded as a spin out from Cambridge University in 2017 with the aim of transferring the technology from the academic lab into a commercial entity. Since then, we have grown from one site in Somersham, Cambridgeshire and three employees to a team of over 100 amazing people and an additional production facility in Huntingdon as well as sales teams globally promoting Paragraf.

The Role

This role focuses on developing and maintaining automated test equipment to ensure the high quality and performance of our products. You will guide projects through requirements elicitation, design, development, test, release and support. Outside of test, you will use your experience and knowledge to create robust and efficient solutions to assist in other areas of the company, as well as driving best practice and industry standards. Solutions will include a multi discipline collaboration of skills and departments.

Responsibilities & Tasks

• Design and develop internal software using a selection of programming languages (Python / C#/ C++ / LabView), to support the manufacture and testing of our Graphene electronics products.
• Support the development of automated test equipment by writing software to communicate with hardware for motion control and data acquisition.
• Support the integration of production systems (MES/ERP) with internal software applications, e.g. through the development of APIs.
• Design and integrate Microsoft SQL databases for test data storage, manufacturing tracking, and system configuration.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and data engineers throughout a system’s development and production life cycle.
• Troubleshoot systems issues involving both software and hardware.
• Maintain effective communication with cross-functional stakeholders to elicit functional and non-functional software requirements, ensuring alignment with business / product needs.
• Own Solution Project Plans and reporting of progress & updates to Management.
• Take a proactive approach to CI/CD and Testing, ensuring best practice and longevity is at its core and provide professional documentation and frameworks.
• Manage Git repositories as administrator, deciding on permission and workflow setups.
• Manage subordinates’ workload and line management as and when required.
• Maintain and promote excellent understanding of software design principles for efficient and maintainable code.
• Continuously seeking new ways for automation to drive company efficiency.
• Deliver tactical quick wins and show adaptability and flexibility with day to day activity.
• Be a Critical Thinker, understanding requirements and novel ways to deliver solutions effectively.
• Comfortable working autonomously on fast-paced, high output projects
• Be enthusiastic about challenges, potentially beyond the initial scope of the role, and motivated by a new opportunity.

Requirements

Education and Qualifications

• Computer science degree or equivalent software development experience from time in industry.

Experience

• Experience developing software in Python / C# / C++ / LabView / SQL and writing testable, maintainable code.
• Experience creating and maintaining predominantly internal software solutions for data acquisition, processing, modelling and visualisation.
• 3+ years of experience in automated test equipment software development for manufacturing and system integration.
• Experience working within cross-functional teams on the design and delivery of internal instrumentation / tools.
• Experienced with Git for version control.
• Experience with agile workflow and supporting software (e.g. Jira).
• Experience designing and maintaining database architectures in relational databases.
• Experience providing top-level technical summaries to support development within a NPD framework.
• Experience working in a fast-paced R&D environment.
• Ability to face into challenges and adapt.

Preferred Skills that Set You Apart

• Experience with production system configuration / development (e.g. MES/ERPs).
• Comfortable working with the Scrum framework.

Communication

• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to contribute and encourage ideas generation to senior management
• Effectively communicate technical information, and to report on status of work in a timely manner to senior management
• Ability to present information clearly and appropriately for the audience

Additional factors

• Respect and adherence to confidentiality and critical matters
• Responsible for ensuring a safe and healthy work environment by complying with company policies and processes and all relevant regulations including the use of PPE, as appropriate to the level and scope of the role. This includes participation in health and safety training and reporting of any potential hazards or breaches of safety protocols in the appropriate manner.
• Willing to travel both domestically and abroad

Benefits

At Paragraf we are constantly looking for new ways to support and reward our team. This is our current list of benefits, they are subject to change and review:

• Group Personal Pension Plan- Employer contribution 5%, Employee contribution minimum 4%
• Private health insurance on completion of probation
• Share Option scheme
• Death in service of 3 times salary and income protection on completion of probation
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the chance to ‘purchase’ up to 5 additional days each year
• Personal and Professional Development Plans and support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme
• Payroll Giving scheme

Test Automation Lead – Digital Transformation

Join a business that’s reimagining one of the UK’s most iconic brands. This role sits at the heart of a major digital transformation, ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable and future-proofed testing for web and mobile platforms that will directly impact millions of users.

Role Overview:

• Location: Watford (3 days per week in the office)
• Package: Competitive + benefits
• Industry: Digital / Lottery / Technology

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Define and deliver the test automation strategy across web and native mobile applications.
• Embed continuous testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure early and efficient validation.
• Oversee all aspects of digital testing across internal teams and external partners.
• Act as a technical authority for mobile app testing, resolving issues and guiding best practice.
• Coach, mentor and review code for automation engineers across multiple agile squads.
• Drive improvements in quality processes, tools and standards to support a shift-left approach.
• Align with central automation teams to evaluate and implement new tools.

Main Skills Needed:

• Strong background in building test automation frameworks for iOS, Android and web.
• Programming experience in Swift, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Hands-on expertise with CI/CD pipelines (ideally GitHub Actions or similar).
• Experience setting up and managing onsite or cloud-based device labs.
• Familiarity with BDD frameworks (e.g. Cucumber) and unit testing tools.
• Solid knowledge of API and web automated testing.
• Track record of coaching teams, reviewing code, and setting technical standards.
• Excellent communicator with an automation-first mindset.

What’s in It for You:

• Be part of a once-in-a-lifetime transformation project.
• Work with cutting-edge technologies and modern automation frameworks.
• A collaborative, inclusive environment where your expertise will have real influence.
• Opportunities to mentor, lead and shape best practices across a large digital function.
• Flexible working with a blend of office collaboration and remote delivery.

Careers move fast. Let’s make sure yours is heading the right way.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Data Test Automation Technical lead

Location: London, UK

6 Months Contract or FTC

2 days onsite work per week

·   Overall Exp - 10 - 12 years, Relevant exp - 6 - 8 years. 

·   Excellent experience in testing of data

·   Experience in creating data testing frameworks from scratch

·   Provide guidance to the team for testing of data demonstrating real experience in technology and processes

·   Technology experience

o   JMeter – for API testing (Load and Performance testing experience not needed)

o   Groovy

o   Pyspark – Should be able to write scripts for data processing

o   Data Lakes

o   Kafka Streamsets

o   AWS cloud

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Data Test Automation Technical lead

Location: London, UK

6 Months Contract or FTC

2 days onsite work per week

• Overall Exp - 10 - 12 years, Relevant exp - 6 - 8 years.

• Excellent experience in testing of data

• Experience in creating data testing frameworks from scratch

• Provide guidance to the team for testing of data demonstrating real experience in technology and processes

• Technology experience

o JMeter – for API testing (Load and Performance testing experience not needed)

o Groovy

o Pyspark – Should be able to write scripts for data processing

o Data Lakes

o Kafka Streamsets

o AWS cloud

Requirements

• Overall Exp - 10 - 12 years, Relevant exp - 6 - 8 years.

• Excellent experience in testing of data

• Experience in creating data testing frameworks from scratch

• Provide guidance to the team for testing of data demonstrating real experience in technology and processes

• Technology experience

o JMeter – for API testing (Load and Performance testing experience not needed)

o Groovy

o Pyspark – Should be able to write scripts for data processing

o Data Lakes

o Kafka Streamsets

o AWS cloud

About Us

Global Graphics Software, part of Hybrid Software Group, is a leading developer of innovative software components for digital printing and document processing. The Harlequin Core RIP  is at the heart of many of the world’s leading digital presses, and we are seeking a Test Automation Engineer  to strengthen our build and test infrastructure and ensure the continued reliability and performance of our technology.

Role Overview

As a Test Automation Engineer  in the Harlequin Core RIP team, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing the build, integration, and test infrastructure that underpins our software development. You will work closely with developers and QA engineers to ensure seamless automation, rapid feedback cycles, and high-quality software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer TeamCity servers and clients .
• Design, configure, and maintain TeamCity build projects .
• Develop and distribute automated build and testing tools  to support the team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve build, integration, and test issues across platforms.
• Collaborate with developers and QA to improve test coverage and reliability.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience with TeamCity  build and automation systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, and JavaScript .
• Shell scripting expertise: DOS, PowerShell, and bash .
• Experience with Tomcat  and MySQL database development .
• Cross-platform expertise: Windows, Linux, and macOS .
• Proficiency with Git  code management.

Desirable Skills

• Development experience in C and C# .
• Familiarity with Django  for web-based tools.
• Knowledge of Docker  containerization.
• Exposure to Azure  cloud services.
• Experience using Jira  for issue tracking and workflow management.

What We Offer

• A chance to work on industry-leading print technology used worldwide in a company recognised for excellence and a winner of King’s Awards for Enterprise for Innovation.
• A collaborative, supportive, and innovative work environment.
• Flexible working: HQ in Cambridge, UK  preferred, but remote considered .
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Pinewood.AI is seeking a technically strong, hands-on Test Lead to own and deliver our quality strategy for our Automotive Intelligence Platform. You’ll drive an automation-first testing approach, combining robust automated frameworks with practical, risk-based manual testing to ensure stable, high-quality releases as we expand into new markets.

In this role, you’ll define testing standards, build and maintain automated UI, integration and regression suites (we favour Playwright and the Microsoft tech stack), introduce data-driven test metrics, and mentor a small team of testers. Working closely with developers, product managers, support and implementation teams, you’ll close quality gaps, reduce recurring issues and improve release cadence. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll set strategy and also write tests, build frameworks, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Define and own the QA strategy with a focus on automation-first testing across UI, integration and regression suites.
• Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks (Playwright preferred) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead hands-on testing, including writing automated tests, performing manual exploratory testing, and triaging defects.
• Collaborate with Product, Development and Support teams to create test plans, acceptance criteria and release gates.
• Implement automated UI and API/integration tests to ensure robust regression coverage for critical user journeys.
• Establish and report on test metrics (defect trends, coverage, release health) to drive continuous improvement.
• Mentor and guide other testers/engineers, acting as a technical lead while remaining hands-on.
• Investigate live issues, support post-release troubleshooting, and expand automated coverage where gaps are found.
• Work in a hybrid model (approx. 2 days onsite at Birmingham Business Park) with occasional travel to other offices or customer sites.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Senior QA or Test Lead in enterprise or SaaS environments.

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (preferred) or similar UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress).
• Solid understanding of integration and API testing, regression strategy, and CI/CD integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Practical coding experience writing automated tests in JavaScript/TypeScript or Microsoft-aligned languages (.NET/C#).
• Experience defining QA strategy, test plans, acceptance criteria, and using metrics to measure outcomes.
• Ability to lead a small team, mentor others, and take ownership for delivery quality.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on prevention through automation.

Desirable Experience:

• Testing dealer management systems or automotive retail software.
• Familiarity with service scheduling, parts inventory, warranty workflows and aftersales processes.
• Experience integrating Playwright or similar tools into Microsoft tech stacks and cloud CI pipelines.
• Previous experience mentoring or managing a small QA team.

Why Join us? 
This is a rare opportunity to shape the QA function in a fast-growing, innovative automotive software company. You’ll work with modern tools and approaches, have a direct impact on release quality, and play a pivotal role in helping us deliver outstanding products to automotive retailers and OEMs across the globe. With a culture that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence, Pinewood.AI is the place to make your mark.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Bonus scheme
• Share scheme
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays
• 4x life assurance
• Enhanced family-friendly leave - 5 months' full pay for maternity or adoption, plus 2 weeks' fully paid paternity/adoption leave and an extra 2 weeks to use as paid annual leave within 24 months of birth or adoption
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - free, confidential 24/7 support for you and your immediate family (including counselling, legal & financial advice, and wellbeing resources)
• Ongoing training & professional development
• Free onsite gym (Birmingham)
• Cycle to Work scheme - save up to 40% on bikes and accessories through salary sacrifice
• Eyecare vouchers - free eye test and contribution towards prescription glasses
• Regular social events
• Employee recognition and awards

About Us: 
Our story began more than 20 years ago, but right from the start, it has been rooted in the specific needs of the automotive industry. As automotive professionals as well as technologists, we wanted to build practical technology solutions that were designed around how automotive businesses work, recognising what makes them different. Pinewood.AI is an unparalleled Automotive Intelligence Platform that enables automotive retail customers and OEMs to drive growth and profitability throughout every aspect of their business. 

Pinewood’s cloud-based, secure end-to-end ecosystem unlocks the value of every customer. Our vision is to be the full-service technology partner that helps automotive retailers and OEMs run more efficiently and increase revenue by making better commercial and business decisions more easily.