Automation Test Analyst

Automation QA Engineer | Webdriver

IO / Playwright | Manchester | Up to £52K + bonus

I'm working with a leading player in the retail banking sector, managing assets worth billions and serving hundreds of thousands of customers across the UK. With over 20 years of industry experience, they've built a reputation for resilience and innovation, offering customers secure, accessible financial solutions. They're now looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join their QA function and drive quality across their digital platforms.

• Salary up to £52K DOE + bonus
• Hybrid working from their Manchester city centre office, 3 days a week on site
• Pension (high rate)
• Life cover and income protection
• Private healthcare
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus public holidays
• Employee discounts on company products
• Wellbeing fund to support your health and fitness
• High street and online shopping discount
• Flexible benefits scheme you can customise

• Solid hands‑on experience with test automation frameworks such as Webdriver
  
  IO, Playwright or Selenium
• Comfortable writing test code in JavaScript or Type Script
• Foundation or Advanced level testing qualification (ISTQB or equivalent)
• Familiar with common testing tools like JIRA, Confluence and API testing tools
• Knowledge of CI / CD processes and tools such as Jenkins or Git Hub Actions
• Understanding of cloud platforms and modern application architecture
• Experience testing across web and mobile channels – Able to manage test data and work with mock services

• Work within sprint teams to plan and execute testing activities across multiple projects
• Build and maintain test automation suites using modern frameworks and tools
• Write automated tests in JavaScript / Type Script for web and mobile applications
• Set up and run automated test pipelines in continuous integration environment
• Carry out manual testing where exploratory or complex scenarios require it
• Log, track and manage defects through to resolution
• Review requirements and designs to feed into test approach and coverage
• Run performance tests and support non‑functional testing requirements
• Provide test progress updates and metrics to stakeholders
• Support releases and post‑go‑live activities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that has continued to go from strength to strength. If you are an Automation Tester who is looking for a business with long term growth, APPLY NOW or email

Please note that due to background checks upon onboarding the role is only open to British citizens or those with current ILTR. No sponsorship is offered *