We have an excellent opportunity for a QA Automation Engineer to join our growing Technology team at Howdens.This is a full-time, permanent role based onsite at least 3 days per week from either our Northampton office or our Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire office.If you''re passionate about quality, automation, and continuous improvement, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering reliable, high-quality technology solutions across one of the UK''s most successful businesses. Working within our QA function, you''ll help shape and expand our automation capability while collaborating closely with Product, Development, Infrastructure, and Project teams.What will I be doing as a QA Automation Engineer?Designing, creating, maintaining, and executing automated test scripts using TOSCA and other automation toolsSupporting the ongoing development of our automation framework, standards, and strategyAssessing new requirements and identifying opportunities for automation coverageWorking closely with Product Owners, Developers, and Business Analysts to ensure quality is embedded throughout the delivery lifecyclePlanning, preparing, and executing automated test activities across multiple projects and systemsCreating and maintaining test data to support effective test executionInvestigating, logging, tracking, and reporting defects, helping teams understand business impacts and risksSupporting continuous integration and delivery practices within an Agile ..... full job details .....