Test Automation Engineer

Job description

Job Title: Test Automation Engineer

Location Hybrid: Glasgow or Bournemouth

Target Start Date: ASAP

Contract duration : 12 months

Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)

Deloitte

Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte.

Role Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled Test Automation Engineer to work with an Investment Bank in Glasgow or Bournemouth, tasked with supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a Market Expansion programme in Payments. As a Test Automation Engineer, you will focus on building and maintaining automated solutions for end-to-end (E2E) flows, ensuring robust deployment and operational excellence across our engineering landscape.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and deploy automation services, ensuring stability and reliability across environments.

• Investigate and resolve failures in automated flows, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.

• Extend proof-of-concept (POC) code into robust services and ensure ongoing sanity testing post-deployment or changes.

• Collaborate with users to capture, analyse, and resolve issues encountered during UAT.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive FAQ documenting common issues and their resolutions.

• Monitor and track the performance of tool releases to ensure no degradation in service quality.

• Work closely with the test engineering team to share knowledge and drive best practices in automation.

Key Skills and Experience

• Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java.

• Experience with cloud hosting platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) for deploying and managing services.

• Proven ability to maintain and troubleshoot automated testing solutions.

• Basic understanding of payments processes and business flows.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Effective communication skills for working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Prior experience in a User Acceptance Testing environment.

•Familiarity with automation frameworks and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

•Experience in building user-facing documentation and FAQs.

•Broader business knowledge within payments or investment banking.

•Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team

IR35

As a means of managing tax, commercial and reputational risks, Deloitte prohibits the use of Associates through Personal Service Companies (‘PSCs’). All Associates must contract under PAYE arrangements through a Deloitte approved ‘Employment Company’ (aka ‘umbrella company.’)