Automation Test Engineer

Automation Test Engineer – 12-Month Contract (Inside IR35)

Location: Sheffield (Hybrid – 3 days per week on site)

Sector: Financial Services

Duration: 12-month initial contract

Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)

A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Automation Test Engineer to join a major programme based in Sheffield. This role involves designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions across complex, integrated systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, test data, scenarios, and documentation based on business and technical requirements.
• Design, build, maintain, and enhance Automated Test Frameworks and automated test scripts for both web and database applications.
• Write automated test scripts using JavaScript.
• Use automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver IO (WDIO), Cucumber, Selenium (UI), and RestAssured (API).
• Create and manage Jenkins pipelines for automated test execution, reporting, and CI/CD integration.
• Perform Web UI testing and database comparison testing.
• Conduct testing in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, Ali Cloud).
• Use Jira and Zephyr for test management and reporting.
• Log, track, and verify defects; attend and contribute to triage sessions.
• Identify process and application issues, recommending improvements.
• Learn and adapt to new technologies as needed.
• Deploy automation solutions in line with changing project needs.
• Execute manual tests where required.
• Define and manage test entry and exit criteria.
• Coordinate, track, and report progress against defined test plans.
• Review test cases for coverage and traceability to requirements.
• Collaborate with business and technical leads for SIT/OAT/UAT scenario definition.
• Analyse design documentation for testability.
• Support colleagues as a positive team player within a combined manual/automation team.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience in Identity and Access Management domains.
• Exposure to SailPoint IdentityIQ, identity warehousing, and ingestion formats: SCIM, REST API, LDAP, OIDC, CSV.
• Experience testing graph database management systems (GDBMS).
• Integrations with ServiceNow, AD, AWS, Azure.
• Testing functions and decision points \"as code\", including policy-as-code.
• Experience with GitOps repos.
• API testing, API Gateway testing, and Batch/ETL testing.
• Ability to mentor other engineers within the team.
• Strong background in integrating automation tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines and applying shift-left practices.
• Experience with Pub/Sub, MQ, SaaS testing, and GCP testing approaches.
• Skills in one or more of: Java, Cypher, Python, JavaScript, PHP, .NET, Go, SQL Server, MySQL.
• Familiarity with tools such as QMetry, TestRail, Postman, Insomnia.
• Experience with BDD/TDD, Jenkins, and broader DevOps processes.

How to Apply

If you're an experienced Automation Test Engineer looking for a long-term contract within a major financial services programme, please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.