Inspired Testing

Lead Automation Test Engineer

Inspired Testing

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

JavaScriptSelenium

About the role

  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test solutions across complex systems.
  • Build and improve scalable automation frameworks for web, API, and service-based testing.
  • Work closely with developers, analysts, and delivery teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software lifecycle.
  • Review manual test cases and identify opportunities for automation and test optimisation.
  • Execute automated functional, regression, and integration testing across evolving releases.
  • Raise, track, and manage defects through to resolution, ensuring issues are clearly documented.
  • Contribute to test planning, effort estimation, reporting, and release readiness activities.
  • Support shift-left testing practices and help improve automation maturity within CI/CD environments.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in test automation within enterprise or regulated environments.
  • Hands-on experience with Selenium and strong working knowledge of C# and/or JavaScript.
  • Experience designing and executing automated test cases for user interfaces and service-based apps.
  • Experience building, maintaining, or improving automation frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of defect management, QA processes, and software testing best practice.
  • Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within distributed teams.
  • Active SC clearance, or Active SC clearance plus NPPV3.
  • Clearance must be live, or due to expire within the next 3 months.
Benefits
  • occasional UK client visits
  • travel expenses covered
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Hard Skills & Tools
test automationSeleniumC#JavaScriptautomated test casesautomation frameworksfunctional testingregression testingintegration testingdefect management
Soft Skills
effective communicationcollaborationindependencestakeholder engagement
Certifications
Active SC clearanceNPPV3