Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Posted Today by RED Global

Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Summary: The Automation QA Engineer role is a 6-month contract position with the possibility of extension, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The position requires expertise in automation testing, particularly with BDD frameworks and modern UI automation tools. The candidate will work in a hybrid arrangement, spending three days a week on-site. The role is suited for professionals with a strong background in testing APIs and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct automation testing as an Automation QA Engineer.
  • Utilize BDD frameworks, specifically SpecFlow and/or Cucumber.
  • Implement modern UI automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium.
  • Test APIs (REST/GraphQL).
  • Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Skills:

  • Proven track record as an Automation QA Engineer.
  • Hands-on experience with BDD frameworks.
  • Strong experience with UI automation tools.
  • Experience in testing APIs.
  • Basic programming/scripting skills, ideally in C#.
  • Experience in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of non-functional testing.
  • Experience in the financial services or FinTech domain is a plus.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Belfast

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

***Automation QA Engineer - 6 Months Contract + Extension - Hybrid - Belfast, Northern Ireland***

Our internation IT Consulting client is looking for Automation QA Engineer professional as below.

Key Details:

  • Job Title: Automation QA Engineer
  • Contract: 6-month initial contract (potential for extension)
  • Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Proven track record as an Automation QA Engineer.
  • Hands-on experience with BDD frameworks, specifically SpecFlow and/or Cucumber.
  • Strong experience with modern UI automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium.
  • Experience in testing APIs (REST/GraphQL).
  • Basic programming/scripting skills (ideally in C# to align with the backend).
  • Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Highly Desirable:

  • Experience testing applications in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure).
  • Knowledge of non-functional testing (performance, load).
  • Experience in the financial services or FinTech domain.

Let's connect for more details. You can apply on the job post or send me your most updated CV to pdhall@redglobal.com