Test Automation Engineer (Active SC Required)

Job summary

Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks to ensure high-quality software delivery. Lead test automation strategy and contribute to SSDLC practices, including SAST/DAST integration within CI/CD pipelines. This role requires a minimum of two days per week attendance in Taunton, Somerset.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building automated test frameworks for web, API, and/or desktop applications
• Proficiency with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, or equivalent)
• Experience integrating tests into Azure DevOps or equivalent CI/CD pipelines
• Working knowledge of SAST/DAST tools and dependency vulnerability scanning
• Ability to write and maintain test artifacts to a professional standard
• Understanding of GDS service assessment quality criteria
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• ISTQB certification or equivalent
• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6)
• Familiarity with WCAG AA accessibility testing tools
• Knowledge of geospatial or maritime software testing
• Eligibility for SC Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks to ensure client software quality
• Lead test automation strategy and contribute to SSDLC practices, including SAST/DAST integration within CI/CD pipelines
• Define and implement automated test strategies aligned with client testing strategy and GDS delivery standards
• Build and maintain automated test suites covering unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, and performance testing
• Integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous quality gates
• Implement and maintain SAST/DAST tooling within the SDLC pipeline in collaboration with DevOps engineers
• Produce Test Strategy, Test Approach, and Test Summary Report artifacts per work package
• Work with UKHO QA representatives to ensure test outputs meet authority standards
• Ensure accessibility testing to WCAG AA standard is included within test suites
• Manage and analyze defect lifecycles, reporting trends and improvement actions
• Support manual exploratory testing when automated coverage is insufficient
• Maintain and update test documentation as application changes occur

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