Eden Scott
Senior Automation Tester / Quality Engineer
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Senior Automation Tester / Quality Engineer
Hybrid - please only apply if you live in Glasgow or the surrounding area.
We are working in partnership with a leading Glasgow-based SaaS organisation to recruit an enthusiastic and technically driven Software Automation Tester.
This innovative technology business develops a modern cloud-native platform used by customers across multiple industries, helping them streamline complex processes, improve operational efficiency, and drive business growth.
With a strong focus on product innovation and engineering excellence, they are continuing to expand their technology team as they scale their platform and customer base.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and ambitious organisation where quality is at the heart of software delivery. You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of automation, influence engineering practices, and help shape the future direction of quality across the business.
The Role
We are looking for a hands-on Automation Tester who enjoys solving technical challenges, building scalable automation solutions, and driving continuous improvement. This is not a traditional test execution or test management role. We need someone who can take ownership of quality engineering, build upon the automation foundations already in place, and help evolve testing practices through modern tooling, AI-assisted approaches, and innovative techniques.
As a key member of the Engineering team, you will work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and stakeholders to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle and ensure testing remains an enabler of rapid, reliable software delivery.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working independently, experimenting with new technologies, and challenging conventional approaches to improve quality, efficiency, and automation coverage.
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Your Focus
- Designing, building, maintaining, and evolving automated test frameworks across web and API layers.
- Taking ownership of the end-to-end automation lifecycle, from framework development through to execution, reporting, and optimisation.
- Embedding automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery.
- Working closely with developers to improve testability and identify quality issues earlier in the development lifecycle.
- Investigating, documenting, and helping resolve software defects and complex technical issues.
- Driving improvements in automation coverage, test reliability, and overall quality engineering practices.
- Evaluating and introducing new automation tools, frameworks, AI-assisted testing capabilities, and modern quality engineering techniques.
- Championing a quality-first culture across the engineering organisation.
- Contributing to test strategy, technical direction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What Success Looks Like
- Take ownership of the existing automation capability and continue to develop it into a scalable, maintainable testing practice.
- Improve and optimise automated testing within CI/CD pipelines.
- Increase automation coverage while reducing manual testing effort.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI and emerging testing technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Establish and promote automation and quality engineering best practices across the development team.
- Become a trusted technical voice for quality and testing within the organisation.
Your Profile
- Proven experience testing SaaS or cloud-based applications.
- Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining automated test frameworks using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar technologies.
- Demonstrable experience working across the full automation lifecycle, including framework development, test execution, reporting, and maintenance.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and supporting automated delivery processes.
- Strong API testing and automation experience.
- Experience scripting or developing in JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python, or C#.
- Good understanding of modern software engineering principles and Agile development practices.
- A naturally curious and proactive mindset, with a passion for learning and adopting new technologies.
- Experience evaluating and implementing new testing tools, frameworks, or approaches.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where initiative and ownership are encouraged.
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Desirable
- Experience with AI-assisted testing tools and techniques.
- Experience with cloud platforms and containerised environments.
- Experience with performance, security, or resilience testing.
- Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms.
- Experience working within small, high-growth SaaS organisations.
Why Apply?
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity to own and shape the future of quality engineering within the business.
- Work with modern technologies and cloud-native products.
- Influence tooling, automation strategy, and engineering best practice.
- Collaborative and supportive engineering culture.
- Genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
If you are a technically minded Automation Tester who enjoys building solutions, embracing new technology, and driving continuous improvement rather than simply following established processes, please get in touch.
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