Test Automation EngineerLocation: BristolContract: 12 months Paying: Up to 84p/h Inside IR35Please note that due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold a high level of UK security clearance. Responsibilities:Design, build, and own scalable automation frameworks for web UI and API testingTranslate user stories and acceptance criteria into clear Gherkin feature files in collaboration with Product Owners and BAsIntegrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps) as quality gates on every build and pull requestAutomate REST API testing using tools such as Postman/Newman or REST Assured, covering authentication, payload validation and negative casesValidate back-end data with SQL to confirm UI and API results match the system of recordInvestigate and eliminate flaky tests through root-cause analysis rather than retriesManage test data strategies that keep runs repeatable and isolated across environmentsTriage, document and track defects through to resolution, and report quality metrics and release readiness to stakeholders Essential Skills and ExperienceStrong hands-on experience building and maintaining end-to-end automation frameworks in Playwright (TypeScript or Java), including fixtures, Page Object Model, and parallel cross-browser executionProficiency in at least one of TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, C# or PythonSolid understanding of functional, regression, integration, smoke and end-to-end testingExperience with Git and ..... full job details .....