Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Posted Today by Morson Edge
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Automation Test Lead involves driving quality engineering standards within a technology-driven organization, focusing on automation testing in a modern software delivery environment. This hands-on position requires a blend of technical leadership and automation engineering, emphasizing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and collaboration with various teams. The successful candidate will design automation frameworks and improve testing practices to ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the automation testing strategy across multiple products and platforms
- Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks
- Champion TDD and quality engineering best practices across development teams
- Develop automated UI, API, integration, and end-to-end test suites
- Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure quality is embedded from design through to production
- Drive continuous improvement across testing processes, tooling, and frameworks
- Mentor and support other QA and engineering team members
Key Skills:
- Strong understanding and practical experience of Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Proficiency in at least one programming language: Java, C#, Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
- Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks
- UI Automation using Playwright
- API Automation using tools such as Rest Assured
- Framework design using Page Object Model (POM)
- Cross-browser and cross-device testing experience
- Strong unit testing capabilities
- Integration testing across microservices and service-based architectures
- API testing (REST and GraphQL)
- Tools & Technologies: Playwright, Rest Assured, Postman, CI/CD environments and automated delivery pipelines
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract Automation QA | Hybrid/Remote | Up to £500 p/d | Outside IR35
I'm working with a technology-driven organisation looking for an experienced Automation Test Lead to help drive quality engineering standards across a modern software delivery environment. This is a hands-on role combining technical leadership with automation engineering. You'll play a key part in embedding quality throughout the development lifecycle, championing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and helping teams build robust, scalable, and highly automated testing solutions. Working closely with developers, architects, and product teams, you'll be responsible for designing automation frameworks, improving testing practices, and ensuring quality is built into every stage of delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the automation testing strategy across multiple products and platforms
- Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks
- Champion TDD and quality engineering best practices across development teams
- Develop automated UI, API, integration, and end-to-end test suites
- Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure quality is embedded from design through to production
- Drive continuous improvement across testing processes, tooling, and frameworks
- Mentor and support other QA and engineering team members
Technical Skills Essential
- Strong understanding and practical experience of Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Proficiency in at least one programming language: Java C# Python JavaScript / TypeScript
- Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks
- Automation & Testing UI Automation using Playwright
- API Automation using tools such as Rest Assured
- Framework design using Page Object Model (POM)
- Cross-browser and cross-device testing experience
- Strong unit testing capabilities
- Integration testing across microservices and service-based architectures
- API testing (REST and GraphQL)
Tools & Technologies
- Playwright
- Rest Assured
- Postman
- CI/CD environments and automated delivery pipelines
What They're Looking For
- A strong advocate for quality engineering and automation-first testing
- Someone who can combine hands-on technical delivery with leadership and coaching
- Experience working in Agile software delivery environments
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence engineering teams
- A collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous improvement