Senior Automation Engineer – UI/API Testing, Hybrid Belfast

Northern Ireland Water Limited; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer for a 6-month contract to enhance automated test coverage. This role involves designing automated UI and API tests, improving automation frameworks, and reducing manual tests through automation. Candidates should have strong automation experience, particularly with TypeScript frameworks like Cypress and API testing tools such as Postman. The position is hybrid, based in Belfast, working 2-3 days in the office, offering a rate of circa £400 per day.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with modern test automation approaches is essential.
• Familiarity with TypeScript-based automation frameworks like Cypress or Playwright is beneficial.
• Experience in API testing using tools like Postman is needed.

Responsibilities

• Designing, writing, and maintaining automated UI and API tests.
• Enhancing and contributing to existing automation frameworks.
• Reducing manual regression effort through automation.
• Executing and debugging automated tests locally and in CI/CD pipelines.
• Identifying and documenting defects with evidence.
• Supporting sprint planning with estimates and input.
• Collaborating with engineers to ensure quality from the outset.

Skills

Hands-on experience with modern test automation approaches

TypeScript-based automation frameworks (Cypress, Playwright)

API testing tools (Postman)

CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

SQL and data validation

Git version control workflows

Jira or similar issue tracking tools

Job description

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer for a 6-month contract to enhance automated test coverage. This role involves designing automated UI and API tests, improving automation frameworks, and reducing manual tests through automation. Candidates should have strong automation experience, particularly with TypeScript frameworks like Cypress and API testing tools such as Postman. The position is hybrid, based in Belfast, working 2-3 days in the office, offering a rate of circa £400 per day.