Spectrum IT Recruitment

Spectrum IT Recruitment

Southampton, South East

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Full-Time£60,000 - 70,000 per yearकलUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £60,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Strong experience in automation testing
  • Hands-on experience with UI and API automation testing
  • Strong knowledge of test design, automation, and QA best practices
  • Experience with Playwright and Java, JavaScript, or another object-oriented language
  • Experience writing SQL queries
  • Experience working with AWS and SaaS products
  • Solid understanding of Agile development practices
  • Must be eligible for Security Clearance
Responsibilities:
  • Lead QA activities within the development team and champion quality
  • Design and execute test strategies for new products and features
  • Review solution designs to identify quality risks and recommend improvements
  • Develop and maintain end-to-end automated tests using Playwright
  • Perform manual and automated testing across UI and API layers
  • Monitor test and production environments and support defect resolution
  • Continuously improve test coverage, QA processes, and automation frameworks
  • Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality releases
Technologies:
  • API
  • AWS
  • Support
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Playwright
  • SQL
  • Security
  • UX UI Design
  • Cloud
  • TypeScript

More:

We are hiring a Senior Automation Engineer for a large-scale project focused on onboarding a major public sector client and delivering highly secure communication services. This is a hybrid role based in Southampton, with two days a week onsite, and we offer a salary of £60,000 to £70,000 plus bonus and benefits. You will work in a collaborative Agile environment helping us deliver high-quality, reliable software and shape the quality of a growing software platform.

last updated 31 week of 2026

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About Spectrum IT Recruitment

Spectrum IT Recruitment

Spectrum IT Recruitment

Southampton

IT

Skills & Technologies

JavaScriptTypeScriptJavaAWSAIAgileUXUI

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£65,000

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£75,000

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