Automation Tester

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Stott and May

1–2 yrs exp Posted 8 hours ago · Apply by Sep 14, 2026

Job Description

Job Description

Automation Tester

*candidates require an active SC clearance*

Start: ASAP

Duration: 6-12 months

Location: hybrid, Leeds

The role of Automation Tester is to create technical solutions to improve test process efficiency and validate the quality of the system.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain automated scripts for black and white box tests
Establish a technical understanding of the system under test
Manage the execution and reporting of automated test suites (sometimes including performance tests)
Design and implement technical solutions to improve test process/efficiency
Work closely with development teams to reproduce and resolve defects
Collaborate with and present improvement and ideas to other members of the test team
Define standards and continually develop frameworks for automated testing to be used company wide

Requirements

Strong desire to understand and resolve difficult technical issues
Experience writing good quality object-oriented code (e.g. using Java)
Knowledge of build automation systems (e.g. Ant, Maven), version control (e.g. Git, SVN) and continuous integration tools (e.g. Jenkins)
Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively within a software development team
Strong quality drive - experience working in test is not essential

Advantageous Knowledge/skills/experience

Experience using testing frameworks (e.g. TestNG, xUnit) to script tests
Experience using defect and test management tools (e.g. JIRA) to track defects and manage tests
Experience using web based automation tools (e.g. Selenium)
General technical automation tools (e.g. Puppet, Chef, Vagrant)