QA Automation EngineerLocation: Croxley Park, WatfordWorking Pattern: 4 days onsite, 1 day from homeWhat you''ll be doingDesigning, building and maintaining automated test solutions to support high-quality software deliveryExecuting and enhancing existing automation packs while contributing to future automation strategyWorking closely with development and product teams to understand requirements and assess automation scopeCreating automation test approaches, test data and supporting environmental requirementsIdentifying, managing and reporting defects, highlighting risks and release impactsSupporting continuous improvement across test processes, tools and frameworksCreating, maintaining and executing automation test packs using tools such as Playwright and TOSCAAnalysing requirements and changes to assess automation scope and test approachesWorking closely with development, product and wider IT teams to identify defects and improve qualityReporting on defect status, risks and release impacts within agreed timeframesSupporting and mentoring new or seconded members of the test team where requiredWhat we need from youEducated to degree level in a computer science-related discipline, or equivalent industry experienceExperience creating, maintaining and executing automated test packsStrong understanding of testing practices across Agile and Waterfall environmentsKnowledge of automation and scripting languages such as C#, .NET, Java or similarExperience using ALM tools such as Azur