Automation Test Engineer

Affinity Water

Automation Test Engineer joining Affinity Water's Technology & Transformation Team. Involve in digitalising customer systems with focus on quality assurance and automated testing.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeHatfield • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £49,000 - £55,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCypressJavaScriptJenkinsSeleniumTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright and JavaScript/TypeScript for end-to-end, regression, and functional scenarios.
Build reusable, modular test components; maintain and adapt existing regression suites as the application evolves, managing source control via Bitbucket.
Automate end-to-end customer lifecycle journeys including account set-up, service transfers, billing runs, payment processing, and debt management.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket Pipelines) for fast, reliable feedback; triage failures, maintain healthy regression suites, and prepare clear test/defect reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders; log and track defects in JIRA.
Collaborate with developers, BA’s, product owners, and architects to translate requirements into risk-based test scenarios; participate in Agile ceremonies; document frameworks and best practices; champion shift-left testing and quality culture across the programme.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript producing clean, well-structured and maintainable test code.
Experience with Selenium WebDriver IO, Playwright, or Cypress automation frameworks.
Experience with BrowserStack's Cross Browser, App Testing, and Automate features.
Demonstrated ability to write automated scripts from scratch and maintain existing test suites, including adapting scripts to application changes.
ISTQB Foundation Certificate or equivalent.
ISTQB Test Automation Engineer.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; able to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%).
We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets through our Tap4Perks scheme.
Discounts on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme through salary sacrifice.
Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
Life Assurance.
Disability Confident. As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form.

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaScriptTypeScriptPlaywrightSelenium WebDriver IOCypressautomated test scriptsCI/CDregression testingtest automationrisk-based testing

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skills

Certifications

ISTQB Foundation CertificateISTQB Test Automation Engineer