**Introduction** We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Automation Test Engineer to join our growing team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our products by developing and maintaining automated test suites, analysing requirements, and collaborating closely with QA Engineers, Developers and Project Managers. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and collaborative environment. **Your role and responsibilities** In this Test Automation (Software Developer in Test) position, you will be responsible for ensuring high quality releases of the Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) suite of products: · Develop and maintain automated test cases using our existing test framework (Java, Playwright, SoapUI). · Analyse product design specifications and functional requirements to identify testable scenarios. · Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts for various application components. · Drive defects through to resolution by effectively communicating with product developers, project managers, team leads, and other team members. · Report and track defects using a defect tracking system. · Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our testing processes. · Contribute to the continuous improvement of our automation framework. · Utilize cloud and containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift) for testing and deployment. · Stay up-to-date with the latest testing trends and technologies. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Minimum of 2 years’ Automated testing experience * Playwright Automation experience * JAVA experience * API testing and API automation experience * Linux and Unix environment skills * Jenkins experience * Deploying/Configuring test environments * Debugging skills * Experience within Agile Development Methodologies * Ability to collaborate meaningfully and respectfully in a team environment under high pressure. * Ability to work independently and proactively. * Self-Starter, quick learner of technology, who is also excited in teaching and transferring knowledge, be able to multi-task. * Genuine interest in solving customer issues and software quality. * Fluent in English with excellent oral and written communication skills **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Banking/Finance test experience * Experience in other Automation frameworks, such as Selenium Webdriver etc * DevOps skills * CI/CD Build Pipeline experience * Build Tooling (Jenkins, Ansible etc) and Build Best Practices knowledge * Software Quality Assurance experience * Ability to see clarity in complex situations. * Flexible and willing to adapt to quickly changing product requirements. * Proven ability to work on multiple projects.