Overview
Test Automation Engineer
Description
This is a Hybrid role based in Whiteley, Hampshire. Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance. We are looking for an Automation Test Engineer to join our team to help us deliver a large-scale systems integration programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of automated test activities as assigned by the Test Lead, interfacing with a diverse team to support agile development efforts, and with Customer stakeholders to design, create and execute tests. The role requires effective communication with all team members, from technical personnel to programme leadership. The role includes executing tests across a variety of software products and network & infrastructure configurations and identifying and managing defects.
What will I be doing?
* Generating Automated Test Cases by reviewing requirements and design documentation, liaising with SMEs
* Supporting the development and enhancement of a new Test Automation Framework
* Documenting test results and any defects/reporting progress, risks & issues
* Investigating issues and working with suppliers to identify root cause and resolution
* Analysing data and test evidence from suppliers to show compliance to requirements
* Identifying improvements in new and existing processes (including conducting code reviews)
What does Leidos need from me?
* Test experience (including ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate in software testing)
* Expertise in automation tools such as Robot Framework, Selenium, JMeter, Appium, SoapUI, Cucumber, Ranorex, GITLab, Sikuli, Jenkins
* Competence in coding in Python using PyCharm and JavaScript
* Experience of Testing Lifecycle and the different types of testing such as Functional, Non-Functional and Integration Testing
* Experience of creating manual and automated Test Cases based on requirements and design documents
* Agile software development processes and products (CI/CD pipelines, release and sprint planning, product backlog management/refinement, retrospectives, etc.) and SecDevOps
Who We Are
Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services. Our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We invest in technical academies, career rotations and career development plans that enhance your future.
If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Pay Range
£36,900.00-£46,100.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. We craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave and retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits
Security and Compliance
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process. Leidos will only communicate via emails generated by the Leidos.com system. If you have concerns about legitimacy, email LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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