Senior Automation Test Engineer

Role: Senior Automation Test Engineer

Contract: 12 - 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Remote first; with fortnightly to monthly face-to-face in Gloucester.

Tech: C#, Azure, ADO, Playwright, Jmeter.

As one of the largest insurance groups in the world and the fifth largest employee-owned business in the UK, we manage premiums on behalf of millions of clients across a wide range of product offerings and our development team work on solutions that innovate and put the user's needs at the forefront.

Role

As a Senior Test Automation Engineer, you'll be a key member of one of our agile product teams, helping to shape the future of our digital platforms. You'll use your expertise in C#, Playwright, and Microsoft Azure to build scalable, high-performing, and user-centric applications. Your role will be pivotal in driving a quality-first mindset, embedding test automation into every stage of the development lifecycle, and championing continuous delivery practices.

You'll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and QA peers in a supportive environment that values knowledge sharing and cross-team learning. As a senior member of the team, you'll also mentor and coach others, contribute to architectural decisions, and help raise the bar for quality and delivery across the board.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain robust automated test frameworks using tools like Playwright, SpecFlow, and Postman.

• Collaborate with developers and product teams to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.

• Promote a shift-left approach and embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to planning, refinement, and retrospectives.

• Lead by example in implementing CI/CD practices and improving test coverage.

• Mentor and support junior team members, helping them grow into senior roles.

• Contribute to architectural and technical design discussions, presenting ideas to the wider team.

• Continuously improve testing processes and introduce innovative practices.

About you:

• You will have a strong understanding of the test pyramid and a myriad of testing techniques (Smoke, white-box, performance, exploratory etc).

• You will have demonstrable experience working with C# or other object oriented language

• Experience implementing end to end tests with testing frameworks such as Playwright, SpecFlow etc.

• You are comfortable working closely with software engineers.

• A keen eye for detail and a focus on putting end users first.

• You have had exposure to cloud technologies (preferably Azure)

• A strong communicator and facilitator.

• An understanding of agile development methodologies

• Genuinely believes in the value of continuous delivery practices and iterative development based on feedback.

• Strong documentation skills in generating acceptance criteria, test plans, and test cases

Rewards:

We believe that great work and dedication should be rewarded, that's why we offer:

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pro-rated for part year service

• A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind:

  • Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen

  • Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury

  • Contributory pension scheme - 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025

  • Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits

• Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from:

  • Discounts on gym membership across the UK

  • Salary sacrifice schemes - Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase

  • Access to discounted personal health policies - Critical illness, private medical, dental plans

  • A range of insurance products available commission free, including home, motor, travel and specialist vehicles

  • Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts

  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees outside of work