Senior QA Automation Engineer

Senior Automation Engineer

Playwright, Typescript, UI Testing, Java
Hybrid Working, Southampton. 2 Days a week onsite.
Applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance
£60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus & Benefits
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Senior Lead Automation Engineer to join a large-scale project focused on onboarding a major public sector client and delivering highly secure communication services.
The Senior Automation Engineer will help deliver high-quality, reliable software. You'll play a key role in defining test strategy, driving automation, and ensuring quality throughout the software development lifecycle in a collaborative Agile environment.

Responsibilities

Lead QA activities within the development team and champion quality.
Design and execute test strategies for new products and features.
Review solution designs to identify quality risks and recommend improvements.
Develop and maintain end-to-end automated tests using Playwright.
Perform manual and automated testing across UI and API layers.
Monitor test and production environments and support defect resolution.
Continuously improve test coverage, QA processes, and automation frameworks.
Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality releases.
Skills Required

Strong experience in Automation Testing.
Hands-on experience with UI and API automation testing.
Strong knowledge of test design, automation, and QA best practices.

Experience with Playwright and Java, JavaScript, or another object-oriented language.
Experience writing SQL queries.
Experience working with AWS and SaaS products.
A solid understanding of Agile development practices.
If you're passionate about automation testing, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to help shape the quality of a growing software platform, then please send your CV to

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy