QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer

Java

Shropshire (3 days per week)

£50-80K + Benefits

About:

Join a growing team as a QA Automation Engineer working on innovative projects at the forefront of digital transformation. The Digital Transformation Centre specialises in modernising legacy systems into cloud-native solutions using Java and open-source technologies.

They embrace agile and DevOps principles to deliver high-quality applications and platforms. The tech stack includes Java, microservices, infrastructure-as-code, NoSQL databases, containerisation, JEE, Oracle, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure.

Please note that you MUST be eligible for SC clearance and be able and willing to be onsite in Shropshire 3 days per week.

Your Role:

• Reviewing and assessing requirements to ensure they are testable and clear.
• Designing and developing test scripts, and preparing test data in collaboration with other teams.
• Executing tests, documenting results, and verifying that identified issues have been resolved.
• Communicating progress and risks clearly to the wider team, including the Product Owner.
• Contributing to a supportive and inclusive team culture where knowledge sharing and continuous improvement are valued.
• We believe in empowering our team members to grow and thrive. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, learn from experienced colleagues, and make a meaningful impact on the solutions we deliver.

Your Skills & Experience:

• Experience with API testing and tools such as Postman.
• Familiarity with functional or system integration testing.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, JUnit).
• Knowledge of stubbing tools like Wiremock.
• Understanding of non-functional testing, including load and performance testing.
• Experience using tools like JIRA, Confluence, or other backlog/test management platforms.
• Exposure to iterative or incremental software delivery practices.
• Ability to maintain and execute automated testing cycles.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and ways of working.

Please note that you MUST be eligible for SC clearance and be able and willing to be onsite in Shropshire 3 days per week.

Recruiters Notes:

• SC eligible.
• Must be able to work as part of agile team.
• When happy with testing/level of quality - they will start test build and test analysis - will need test skills - need to be able to de-compose requirements/understand partitions need to hit. Needs to have structure in way they think about tests.
• Helps if have background in ISTQB training.
• Analysis piece and then they will start to build out the automation - will need familiarity with automation and delivery methodologies etc.
• Will be looking to utilise frameworks.
• May ask them to look at testing that has been done at unit level - mainly for review and testing purposes.
• Role is across the lifecycle - responsible for delivery of testing across the delivery they are doing.
• Will be involved in quality processes - test assurance processes that are implemented so will have to be able to review these and other peoples work.
• Their work will also be reviewed.
• Looking for people who can come in who can test comfortably - 80% of what looking for is required in order to operate. Not looking for someone junior to bring in.

RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.