HR Field
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
QA Automation Engineer
Salary: £39,000 - £46,000
Location: Bristol, Future Space, UWE
Contract: Permanent, 37.5 Hours Per week
At Everything Financial, the success of our business depends on the quality of the products we create. As a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, you’ll be a vital first line of assurance, helping us make sure the things we build do what our stakeholders need them to do and that our products perform brilliantly every time.
You’ll combine hands-on automation expertise with strong problem-solving skills, taking ownership of testing across the delivery lifecycle and working closely with stakeholders and technical teams to continuously improve the quality of our products.
A day in the life of a QA Automation Engineer will involve:
- Developing and maintaining automated test suites for UI and API applications, helping ensure functionality, reliability and quality across releases.
- Planning, estimating, prioritising and coordinating testing activities, alongside creating comprehensive test strategies, test plans and well-structured test cases.
- Developing and continuously improving our automation tools, frameworks and architecture, including CI/CD and DevOps, to make testing increasingly effective and efficient.
- Delivering functional testing across UI, APIs and databases, generating accurate test data that covers diverse scenarios, including edge cases and negative paths.
- Carrying out regression, cross-browser and non-functional testing, including load, performance, security, OAT and post-deployment monitoring.
- Identifying, documenting and tracking bugs, keeping stakeholders informed of their impact, conducting root-cause analysis and recommending workable solutions.
- Producing clear QA documentation, processes, requirements, specifications and technical design documents, while keeping test cases centrally maintained within Testmo.
- Working collaboratively with technical teams and stakeholders, providing technical guidance and contributing to post-live assessments and continuous improvement.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
To be a successful QA Automation Engineer, you’ll need
- Strong knowledge of software development, software testing and new product development principles and processes, with the ability to plan testing for complex systems.
- Strong knowledge of testing frameworks and techniques, including BDD, TDD and the Page Object Model.
- Strong knowledge of programming languages and formats such as C#, JavaScript, TypeScript and JSON, alongside open-source tools and platforms including Playwright, Git and Node.js.
- Solid understanding of backend testing, including REST or SOAP APIs, Postman and SQL database testing.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD, cloud platforms and DevOps, together with non-functional testing approaches and tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, penetration testing, security testing, OAT and UAT.
- Experience using tools to automate the testing of email and SMS journeys, including verifying delivery, content and timing within a test automation framework.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and delivery commitments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate technical testing findings into practical improvements for business and consumer outcomes.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
In return for your skills and expertise, you'll get:
- A salary between £39k and £46k, dependent on experience
- 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Access to our profit Related Pay bonus scheme
- An allowance towards the cost of your wifi for working from home, and gym membership.
- A pension through Nest
At Everything Financial, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our team members. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London