QA Automation Engineer

Are you a QA Automation Engineer who loves building reliable test automation, improving quality, and exploring smarter ways to test? We are looking for a confident and detail-driven QA Automation Engineer to join our Software team in Beaconsfield. This is an excellent opportunity to work across a varied technology landscape, supporting the development and delivery of intranet, web, desktop and mobile solutions used across financial services and the film, television and media industries. The role As a QA Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting agile software development by creating, maintaining and evolving automated test frameworks and test cases. You will work with a high level of autonomy, helping define test strategies, execute test plans and ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability and usability. What you will be doing: * Creating, maintaining and developing robust automation frameworks. * Designing automated testing architecture and expanding automated test coverage using Cypress or other agreed tools. * Executing system, integration, regression, functional, interface, acceptance, performance, API and security testing. * Using tools such as Jira, TestRail and Confluence to manage defects, test assets and documentation. * Analysing business requirements and translating them into effective test strategies and plans. * Exploring practical AI-driven testing approaches, including AI assisted test case generation, test data creation, result analysis and visual or regression checks. * Working closely with developers and QA colleagues to troubleshoot issues, improve processes and support knowledge sharing across the team. What we are looking for: * At least 5 years’ experience in software testing, including 2 or more years focused on test automation. * Strong experience creating and maintaining automation frameworks. * Hands-on knowledge of end-to-end automation tools, ideally Cypress. * Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions. * Good understanding of performance testing, API testing, UX/UI testing, BDD and TDD approaches. * Working knowledge of JSON, SQL and modern software testing practices. * Experience working in an Agile environment. * Comfort using AI tools to support testing activities, with the judgement to review and validate AI generated output. * Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills. * Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. It would be a bonus if you have: * Experience testing or reconciling financial systems, reports, payroll or auto enrolment systems. * Skills in Java, JavaScript or Python. * Knowledge of automated API or endpoint testing, ideally REST-assured. * Experience with microservice testing. * A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Why join us? You will join a collaborative software team where quality is taken seriously and where your ideas can make a visible impact. This role offers the chance to work on varied, business critical systems, shape automation practices, explore emerging AI-assisted testing techniques and contribute to products used across fast-moving creative and financial services environments