Role: Automation Engineer
Job location: Telford, UK (Hybrid)
Jib type: Full time
Mandatory: Automation Tester
Responsibilities
1. Define and evolve the automation approach for your product area, ensuring we test the right things at the right layers (API, UI, contract, component, etc.).
2. Identify weak spots in our quality pipeline and introduce tools or techniques that tighten feedback loops.
3. Drive continuous improvement of automation frameworks-making them cleaner, faster, and easier for others to build on.
4. Lead the design, development, and maintenance of test automation frameworks and scripts
5. Define automation strategies, standards, and best practices to ensure consistency across QA teams
6. Collaborate with development, DevOps, and business teams to integrate automation into continuous delivery pipelines
7. Integrate automation deeply into pipelines; optimise parallel runs and ensure deterministic, stable outputs.
8. Investigate flaky tests, eliminate root causes, and enforce reliability standards.
9. Provide meaningful reporting that highlights real risks, not just raw numbers.
10. Conduct code reviews of automation scripts and provide mentorship to junior and mid-level automation engineers
11. Develop reusable components, utilities, and libraries to improve efficiency and maintainability of test automation asset...