Automation Test Engineer

- Represent QA in Agile and Waterfall delivery models - Attend Agile ceremonies, providing input into test estimates, test approaches, and test completion reports - Create, maintain, and execute manual and automated test cases aligned to project requirements and user stories - Conduct risk-based testing in line with the overall test strategy - Define and input test data into the test environment ensuring accuracy before use - Participate in analysis/design review/solution design meetings to inform test strategies - Support test activities post-implementation and during warranty periods - Communicate progress to all interested parties within agreed timescales - Ensure functional and non-functional testing meets both business and technical quality standards - Own defect management: logging, tracking, prioritising, and retesting - Participate in reviews of requirements, design, and analysis documentation, and coding peer reviews - Ensure all code is performant and adheres to security best practices and control standards - Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts using WebdriverIO, Playwright, and Selenium with JavaScript (TypeScript) - Develop reusable test components, support CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.), and generate automated reports - Execute automated regression packs as part of continuous testing pipelines - Conduct performance and load testing and support the testing of other non-functional requirements