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QA Automation Engineer - Financial Services - TWE45843
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A leading Financial Services organisation is seeking a technically strong QA Automation Engineer with deep expertise in API automation testing, particularly using Playwright's API testing capabilities.
This role offers the opportunity to drive quality engineering practices across a complex technology landscape, helping to improve system reliability, increase automation coverage and support the delivery of high quality, compliant solutions within a regulated environment.
The Role
Working closely with developers, product owners, architects, and stakeholders, the successful candidate will champion an automation-first, shift-left approach to quality assurance, ensuring testing is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and test suites.
- Lead API automation testing initiatives, with a strong focus on Playwright API/SPI testing.
- Develop automated regression, integration, contract, and end-to-end test coverage.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to provide rapid feedback on code quality and release readiness.
- Collaborate with engineering and business teams early in the delivery lifecycle to identify risks and define quality standards.
- Perform technical testing across APIs, databases, and system integrations.
- Support performance, load, and resilience testing activities.
- Conduct root-cause analysis of defects and work with development teams to prevent recurrence.
- Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, tooling, frameworks, and automation strategy.
- Produce quality metrics, defect analysis, and release readiness reporting for stakeholders.
- Contribute to innovation initiatives, including AI-assisted test automation and automated script generation.
- Promote quality engineering best practices across development and QA teams.
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Required Experience & Technology
- Proven experience as a QA Automation Engineer with a strong automation-first mindset.
- Advanced experience with Playwright, including API/SPI automation testing and framework development.
- Strong knowledge of API, contract, integration, UI, regression, and performance testing.
- Experience working with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, Jira, Xray, Bitbucket, AWS, Splunk, and MongoDB.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and shift-left quality practices.
- Previous experience within Financial Services or another regulated environment is highly desirable.
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Desirable Experience
- Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance, or other regulated industries.
- Understanding of FCA regulatory requirements and risk/compliance frameworks.
- Exposure to AI-driven testing solutions, Generative AI, or automated test generation techniques.
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to work on business-critical platforms within a highly regulated Financial Services environment.
- Significant influence over QA strategy, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices.
- Modern technology stack with strong investment in automation and engineering excellence.
- Collaborative environment focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and delivery quality.
- Exposure to emerging technologies and AI-enabled testing approaches.
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