QA Engineer - Automation

QA Engineer - Automation (API Testing) Location: London (100% Remote) Our Client is hiring for a reputed client. If you enjoy building reliable automation, tightening quality feedback loops and helping teams ship with confidence, this is a great opportunity to make quality part of everyday engineering. What you'll be doing: * Design and evolve an automation approach across your product area (API, UI, contract, component and more) * Build, develop and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts * Integrate automation deeply into CI/CD pipelines, optimising parallel runs for deterministic, stable outputs * Investigate flaky tests, identify root causes, and drive reliability standards * Troubleshoot complex automation failures and recommend corrective actions * Provide meaningful reporting that highlights real risks, not just raw numbers * Review automation code and mentor junior/mid-level automation engineers * Create reusable components, utilities and libraries to improve efficiency and maintainability * Work with developers, product managers and DevOps engineers to ensure fast, stable, trustworthy releases * Support compliance and security alignment relevant to healthcare data systems (where applicable) What you'll bring: * Proven experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks * Strong expertise in API testing and automation (automation desirable, or you can learn and support the team) * Solid programming skills in Java and Python * Hands-on CI/CD experience integrating automated tests into pipelines * Experience with SDLC/STLC and Agile methodologies * The ability to lead continuous improvement-making frameworks cleaner, faster, and easier for others to build on * Confidence reviewing automation code, spotting issues early, and promoting good test coding habits Additional information: * Outside IR35 * 3 months initially, with potential extensions if demand continues * Pay for your own BPSS * You can use your own laptop (any make/model) If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we'd love to hear from you-apply today to be considered for this remote QA Engineer - Automation (API Testing) role. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website