Front-End Automation Tester (Playwright / Cypress)
4 days ago
Southampton
Front-End Automation Tester (London or Midlands-based) đ London + hybrid / client travel as needed đ°2x Junior: ÂŁ35â45k base + bonus & benefits đMidlands + hybrid / client travel as needed đ°1x Junior: ÂŁ35â45k base + bonus & benefits đ°1x Senior: ÂŁ50â65k base + bonus & benefits đ§ SC-eligible (UK residency/travel constraints apply) đ Why Join? If youâve ever felt like QA is treated as an afterthought⌠this oneâs different. This is a role for an Automation Tester / SDET who wants real influence: shaping how teams test, improving delivery quality, and being trusted to run with problems (not just execute tickets). Youâll work in a consultancy environment where your work lands with real users â often on meaningful public-sector services â and where strong communicators thrive. đ˘ The Company Our client is a UK-based rapidly-growing technical consultancy delivering software and digital programmes across public sector organisations. Their model is to embed consultants into client teams, build strong relationships, and deliver outcomes with a practical, high-trust culture. đ
The Day-to-Day Key Responsibilities ⢠Designing and maintaining front-end automation for modern web apps (think Cypress/Playwright-style environments), ⢠Building or extending automation frameworks to suit different teams and projects, ⢠Partnering with engineers, delivery leads, and clients to improve quality strategy and reduce release risk, ⢠Contributing to best practice across QE (and helping others level up), ⢠Supporting testing in modern delivery setups (CI/CD pipelines, cloud-first environments, sometimes containerised services) đ§ The Ideal Candidate Youâll enjoy this if you: ⢠Care about quality outcomes, not just âtests passingâ, ⢠Can explain issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders, ⢠Have strong automation experience for web/UI, and youâre comfortable getting hands-on, ⢠Like variety: 6-month assignments, different clients, different problems, ⢠Are SC-eligible (UK residency/travel constraints apply) and can travel to London/client sites when required If youâre looking for a role where QA is respected, your voice matters, and you can build genuine credibility with clients, this is worth a conversation.