Senior Automation Tester | Civil Service
Up to £56,000 + 29% Pension | Hybrid | UK
Introduction
We're recruiting on behalf of a highly respected UK government organisation that plays a key role in protecting innovation and intellectual property in the UK. As a Senior Automation Tester, you will lead the end-to-end automation testing process, covering front-end, back-end, and non-functional testing across a cloud-first Azure environment.
Why This Role?
Exceptional Civil Service pension - defined benefit scheme.
Hybrid working with genuine flexibility.
Up to £56,000 salary.
Meaningful work protecting inventors, creators, and businesses across the UK.
Modern technology stack - focus on real engineering, not legacy maintenance.
Structured career development with pathways into senior engineering and architecture.
Job stability with the pace of active digital transformation.
Inclusive, people-first culture with focus on wellbeing and work-life balance.
What You'll Do
Develop and maintain test strategies, approaches, and documentation.
Work within large, cross-functional Agile delivery teams.
Contribute to non-functional testing using JMeter and Azure Load Test.
Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and business stakeholders.
Champion quality engineering best practices across the team.
Work with data models and write SQL to support testing activities.
What We're Looking For
Proven delivery experience on large, complex technical projects.
Experience with cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure.
Strong knowledge of Agile delivery models.
Experience writing and maintaining test documentation (strategies, approaches, plans).
Testing front-end and back-end web services.
Working knowledge of Azure DevOps.
Experience with data models and SQL queries.
Deep understanding of architectural principles and design patterns.
MS Visual Studio with C#.
Selenium, BDD, SpecFlow, MSTest.
RestSharp and JavaScript.
Non-functional testing tools: JMeter, Azure Load Test.
Source control with GitHub.
Interested?
Apply today with your CV to join a team delivering impactful digital solutions in the Civil Service.
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