Quality Assurance Automation Engineer in Oxford
18 Days Old
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Job Description
Our client is partnering with an organisation that's creating a transformative digital experience for students entering the world of work. They're building a scalable platform to support career readiness and connect talent with meaningful opportunities.
As an Automation QA Engineer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the quality and reliability of this platform as part of a dynamic, cross-functional tech team working at the forefront of modern software development.
Why You’ll Want This Role
Be part of a team developing tools that impact hundreds of thousands of students across the UK
Work within a modern engineering environment using cloud technologies and the latest testing frameworks
Collaborate with product, design, and development to build a high-quality platform that truly makes a difference
Influence the quality standards of a business committed to agile delivery, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate within an Agile squad to support development and delivery of new product features
Conduct thorough exploratory testing alongside automated test execution
Build, maintain, and enhance automated testing pipelines using industry-leading tools
Define and validate acceptance criteria for user stories
Help identify technical debt and contribute to backlog refinement and prioritisation
Support non-functional testing efforts, including performance and accessibility testing
Contribute to documentation and peer review processes
Share QA expertise with the wider engineering community to promote best practices
Tech Stack You'll Work With
Test Automation : Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber/Gherkin, Postman
DevOps & CI/CD : GitLab, Jenkins (or similar), Git, BrowserStack
Performance & Accessibility Testing : K6, JMeter
Collaboration Tools : Jira, Confluence, Snagit
AI Tools : Exposure to GitHub Copilot or similar GenAI testing support tools
About You
Strong background in full-stack web application testing (manual and automated)
Practical experience in Agile software development environments
Proficient with modern automation frameworks and tools
Knowledge of QA methodologies, accessibility, and performance testing
Comfortable with REST API testing
Strong communication skills and attention to detail
Eager to mentor others and promote a culture of quality across the team
A quick learner who stays up-to-date with emerging tools and trends
Desirable:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar
Interest in applying AI tools to support automation
Passionate about improving developer workflows and delivery pipelines
Working Environment
Full-time, permanent role (37.5 hours/week)
Hybrid working options based in the UK
Background screening required as part of the recruitment process
If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.
- Location:
- Oxford
- Job Type:
- PartTime