Automation Tester - Front End

We are looking for experienced Automation Test Engineers / SDET to work on projects with our clients from both the public and private sectors. You will have a testing background and be confident using your skills to run projects directly with clients with minimal supervision.

You will be a fundamental member of the team, responsible for designing, developing and delivering test solutions whilst supporting and developing other members of the team and fostering best practice, keeping up to date with industry standards and advances.

While most of our work can be done remotely, giving you the flexibility to work where you’re
most comfortable, we do expect all of our consultants to be open to travel as required by
our clients, primarily to London. This role would therefore be best suited to those within a commutable distance of London.

What You’ll Be Doing:
● Overseeing all aspects of developing, implementing, and maintaining automated test scripts using automation tools.
● As part of this role, you'll verify the usability, functionality, performance, and scalability of our and our clients applications.
● Constructing automation tools and expanding framework functionalities to
accommodate unique team requirements.
● Initiating and establishing processes for automation and performance monitoring.
● Actively contributing to both our Quality Engineering teams and our clients in establishing Automation and Testing best practices for the organisation.
● Collaborating with various teams to address their automation challenges and coordinating efforts with diverse teams to resolve performance test failures.

Must Have Skills and Experience:
● Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
● Must have great analytical and troubleshooting skills as well as thrive in a dynamic work environment.
● In depth understanding of QA process and software development life-cycle.
● Proven experience with current front-end testing frameworks and tools, like Cypress
or Playwright.
● Hands-on experience of building test automation frameworks from scratch.
● Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as JavaScript and TypeScript
(3+years).
● Experience testing web applications across multiple browsers and operating systems
including mobile.
● Experience of API testing, ideally using RestAssured or SoapUI.
● Expertise in establishing and executing testing tools, testing environments, and
testing data throughout different stages of the testing process.
● Experience of working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, and
other QA team members, to design, develop and enhance automation frameworks.

Experience in the following tools, technologies, environments (or similar):
● Familiarity with containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) for testing microservices in a containerised environment.
● Automated API testing with Java (e.g. RestAssured / SoapUI)
● Experience using collaborative tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar for test case
management, documentation, and communication within Agile/Scrum teams.
● Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, including experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI,
or other CI/CD tools for automated testing and deployment.
● Understanding of testing microservices-based applications.
● Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).
● Understanding of Accessibility testing.
What We Offer:

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, as well as an annual bonus and
benefits package.

In addition, you will benefit from our structured training programme, alongside our ongoing development and varied project and client base, which will give you a broad set of skills and experiences to allow you to drive your career in the direction you choose.

Equality & Diversity:
Solirius Consulting is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that supports, celebrates, encourages and respects all individuals and in which all processes are based on merit, competence and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexuality, age, disability, ethnicity, marital status or any other protected characteristics.

Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.