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Job Title: QA Automation Engineer
Type: Full Time, 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, Hybrid (3/4 days in the office)
Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Salary: £45,000
Overview
We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer with a strong background in writing and maintaining automated tests. This role will focus on writing unit tests and implementing automated UI testing using Playwright. The successful candidate will work within a Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) framework using SpecFlow, ensuring test automation aligns with business requirements. You will collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to uphold software quality through structured automated testing.
CDS Global is a leader in delivering technology, payment, and data solutions for media and membership organizations worldwide.
Role Responsibilities
1. Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Playwright within a BDD framework (SpecFlow).
2. Write and execute unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure software quality.
3. Collaborate with developers to improve unit tests for backend and frontend applications.
Required Skills and Experience
* Strong experience with Playwright for UI test automation.
* Hands-on experience writing unit tests and automation tests in C#.
* Proficiency in SpecFlow and BDD methodologies.
* Understanding of software testing principles, test frameworks, and automation best practices.
* Experience testing APIs with tools like Postman or Swagger.
* Knowledge of Git and version control systems.
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes.
* Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills within an Agile environment.
Preferred Skills & Experience
* Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
* Knowledge of security testing practices and tools like OWASP ZAP.
* Understanding of mocking frameworks and dependency injection.
* Experience with cloud testing platforms such as BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.
* Previous experience conducting code reviews.
Benefits
* 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, Birthday, Long service leave
* Workplace Pension with employer contributions
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Wellbeing initiatives and tools
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Onsite gym, showers, games room
* Free Eye Tests
* Insurance Schemes
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Retail discounts
* Employee Recognition and Referral Schemes
* Social activities and free parking
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Nice-to-have Skills
* C#
* API Testing
* Postman
* Swagger
* Git and Version Control
* JMeter and LoadRunner
* Dependency Injection
* BrowserStack
Work Experience
* QA Test Automation
Languages
* English
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