Automation Engineer

We are Looking for System Tester based in solihull, UK with Sc clearance and NPPV3 Active.

Position:
System Tester

Location:

1-2 days a week from Solihull with occasional travel to Croydon based on business needs

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test suites using JUnit, Cucumber, and Selenium

• Own system, integration, regression, and end‑to‑end testing across distributed and microservice‑based applications.

• Conduct advanced backend validation and data integrity checks using Postgre

SQL, including complex query analysis.

• Use Wire Mock to design sophisticated mocks and stubs for external service simulation.

• Collaborate with engineering teams building Spring‑based applications to ensure testability, quality gates, and robust engineering practices.

• Lead performance and load testing using JMeter, interpreting results and advising on system optimisation.

• Facilitate workshops, technical discussions, and quality reviews with stakeholders across engineering, product, and operations.

• Manage and prioritise defects, risks, and issues, ensuring clear communication and timely resolution.

• Mentor and support junior testers, promoting best practices in automation, CI/CD integration, and quality engineering.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across testing processes, tooling, and delivery workflows.

Essential

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive hands‑on experience with JUnit, Cucumber, and Selenium Web Driver in complex system environments.

• Strong understanding of Spring applications, microservices, and distributed architectures.

• Advanced proficiency with Postgre

SQL, including query optimisation and data validation techniques.

• Deep experience using Wire Mock for service virtualisation and integration isolation.

• Strong expertise with JMeter for performance, load, and stress testing.

• Proven experience leading testing activities within agile delivery teams.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI).

• Ability to analyse complex systems, identify risks, and design effective test strategies.

• Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and similar engineering tools.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams