Test Automation Engineer - SC Cleared

Test Automation Engineer

Due to the nature fo the role, candidates must hold an active SC Clearance.

Must-have
Strong 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 execution
Proven experience writing BDD scenarios in Gherkin and implementing Cucumber step definitions, hooks and scenario outlines
Experience managing test cases, test runs and results reporting in TestRail, including traceability back to requirements
Practical experience testing in and integrating with AWS environments (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch), including running automated suites against cloud deployments

Key responsibilities
Design, build and own scalable automation frameworks for web UI and API testing
Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into clear Gherkin feature files in collaboration with Product Owners and BAs
Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps) as quality gates on every build and pull request
Automate REST API testing using tools such as Postman/Newman or REST Assured, covering authentication, payload validation and negative cases
Validate back-end data with SQL to confirm UI and API results match the system of record
Investigate and eliminate flaky tests through root-cause analysis rather than retries
Manage test data strategies that keep runs repeatable and isolated across environments
Triage, document and track defects through to resolution, and report quality metrics and release readiness to stakeholders

Required experience
5+ years in test automation / SDET roles
Proficiency in at least one of TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, C# or Python
Solid understanding of functional, regression, integration, smoke and end-to-end testing
Experience with Git and working in Agile/Scrum teams
Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with developers, product and DevOps

Nice to have
Docker and Kubernetes for containerised test execution
Performance testing with JMeter
Accessibility (WCAG)
AWS certification
Experience in regulated domains such as financial services or healthcare