Senior Automation Engineer

Senior Automation Test Engineer - Permanent - SC Cleared Location: London - Hybrid, 2/3 days onsite Salary: Up to £75,000 + Benefits Active SC Preferred We are looking for an experienced Senior Automation Test Engineer to support a high-profile programme within the Financial sector. This role requires someone with strong hands-on automation engineering experience who can work across UI, API and framework-level testing within a modern Agile and CI/CD environment.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop and maintain robust automation test frameworks. Build and execute automated UI and API test suites. Work closely with Developers, DevOps Engineers, Product and Delivery teams within Agile environments. Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. Support continuous improvement of testing standards, tooling and automation practices. Contribute to performance, security and non-functional testing where required. Work across cloud-based and containerised environments. Essential SkillsStrong hands-on experience with Java and Selenium. Extensive experience developing and maintaining Automation Frameworks. Strong API Automation experience using tools such as Postman and SOAPUI. Experience with Karate Framework. Strong understanding of Cucumber / BDD. Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. Hands-on experience with Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions. Strong experience working within Agile delivery environments. Good understanding of modern software engineering and testing practices. Highly DesirableMicrosoft Azure experience. Docker and Kubernetes exposure. Performance Testing experience. Security Testing experience. Experience working within Banking, Financial Services or other regulated environments. Please reach out for further details: Joseph.keeley@stealth-it.com