Automated Test Engineer

Position Overview

We are looking for an Automated Test Engineer to join our business.

Position Overview

We are looking for an Automated Test Engineer to join our business. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, stability, and performance of solutions delivered to clients by designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test suites while integrating automated tests within CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub. This role supports the wider technical team throughout the product lifecycle and involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance testing efforts. You will champion quality practices and advocate for continuous improvement initiatives within the team, contributing to the development of user‑centric solutions that empower individuals to perform at their best.

Salary & Benefits

The budgeted salary for this role is between £35,000 and £40,000 a year , depending on experience.

Hybrid working

We recognise the benefits that remote and flexible working brings. We operate a hybrid working policy that allows our employees to balance time in the office and time from home. Each team within our organisation can decide how to implement this policy. If you have any questions after applying, please reach out to our recruitment team.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Work effectively and collaborate with team members (stakeholders and technical)
• Extend existing test scripts to improve coverage, based on agile functional demands for the relevant project
• Provide detailed reports for QA outputs
• Be able to work to a schedule, completing tasks on time, as defined.
• Create new test scripts aligning with the best practice set out by the team
• Learn and improve on the job (picking up new skills and capabilities as the work progresses)

This role may require you to undergo the Security Clearance (SC) process once in role, so for that reason we will ask you to confirm if you are a British passport holder with 5 years residency in the UK when you apply for this position.

What Success Looks Like

• Successfully engage with and coordinate with stakeholders, establishing shift left automated testing from start to finish
• Work with technical members of the team to ensure full understanding and alignment on technical requirements
• Collaborate with the project team members to deliver a successful implementation of automated testing scripts
• Create and enhance Playwright testing scripts covering the key functional elements of the project, working through them in priority order
• Providing excellent communication with technical leads and the programme delivery manager to keep everyone up to date
• Provide reports and details for failures and gaps in implementation - based on testing findings
• Design and incorporate QA testing within the CI / CD process

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in automated software testing, with a proven ability to design, write and run automation frameworks and suites (essential)
• Experience with test automation tools such as Playwright or Cypress (essential)
• A strong understanding of manual testing methodologies, including functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing
• The ability to analyse technical and business requirements and translate them into effective, structured test scenarios.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across cross‑functional teams

About Us

We are the tech company with people at heart. At Advania, we believe in empowering people to create sustainable value through the clever use of technology. As one of Microsoft's leading partners in the UK, specialising in Azure, Security, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, we have a proven track record of success in delivering transformational IT services.

Our Selection Process

We are committed to ensuring an equitable experience for all candidates, regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Please do let us know if you’ll need any reasonable adjustments as part of the selection process by highlighting these on your application form. As part of our commitment to our clients we will need to carry out background checks, including a criminal record check, for all offers of employment. If you have any unspent criminal convictions or questions about the screening process, please notify your recruiter once the application has been submitted.

We are the tech company with people at heart. Tech is created for people. Our services impact every part of life. We are passionate about understanding your issues, your business, your needs. Our business is built around understanding people, and our employees are empowered to act on this understanding every day.

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