We are looking for a Senior Automation Test Engineer to join IBM, supporting our public sector and defence clients. In this role, you will help deliver reliable and efficient automated testing solutions for a range of applications. You will design and develop automated test scripts, support CI/CD integration, and collaborate closely with developers and DevOps teams to enhance product quality and accelerate delivery. You will work with modern automation tools and programming languages to build automated UI, API, and integration tests. If you enjoy solving problems, reducing manual effort through automation, and improving delivery pipelines, we would be interested in hearing from you.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for functional, regression, integration, performance, and API testing.
* Build automation frameworks using industry‑standard tools and modern programming languages.
* Develop optimized and efficient test scenarios aligned to acceptance criteria, ensuring strong test coverage.
* Automate test environment setup, test execution, test data management, and environment validation.
* Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and work with DevOps to support continuous testing.
* Contribute to quality engineering practices within Agile, DevOps, and container‑based delivery models.
* Monitor automated test execution, troubleshoot issues, and provide clear insights to development teams.
* Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve product quality, identify risks, and promote automation best practices.
* Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, and backlog refinement to embed quality from the outset.
* Encourage and support adoption of automation tools, frameworks, and best practices across teams.
* Ensure best practices are followed across SCRUM teams, including test estimation, coverage, traceability, defect management, evidence, and closure.
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
* Experience of programming and automation tools such as Java, Python, REST Assured, Selenium Grid, Serenity Jenkins, Maven and Postman, and the ability to understand design to define comprehensive test scenarios.
* Ability to maintain detailed documentation of the test framework, tests, test outcomes and defects.
* Experience of developing and maintaining automation frameworks for API integration and UI‑based products, and designing, creating and maintaining automated test scripts.
* Deep understanding of software testing principles and experience in an event‑driven architecture, with strong analytical skills and the ability to think strategically about test automation.
* Strong communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving abilities.
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
* ISTQB Test Automation Engineer
* ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer
* Certified Selenium Tester Foundation
* iSQI Certified Agile Tester (CAT) with automation focus
* CP‑SAT (Certified Professional - Selenium Automation Testing)
* CSTE (Certified Software Test Engineer)
* CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)
IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.
Benefits
* Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance, including flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
* More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.
IBM is committed to equal opportunity employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age or other characteristics protected by applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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