About the Company
Join a leading organisation within the banking and financial services sector, undergoing a major technology transformation. With a strong focus on innovation, digital experience, and engineering excellence, the organisation is investing heavily in modern platforms, automation, and quality engineering practices to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions to millions of customers.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to drive the design and delivery of robust automation frameworks supporting front-end banking applications.
In this role, you will be a key member of a high-performing delivery team, contributing across the full software development lifecycle. You will provide hands-on expertise in building and evolving automation solutions, while championing best practices in Quality Engineering, including shift-left testing and continuous integration.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and implementing scalable, fully automated QE frameworks
- Driving adoption of Agile-based quality engineering practices across teams
- Collaborating with platform teams and senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality products
- Embedding testing, performance, and quality from early development stages
- Continuously evaluating and improving automation tools and frameworks
- Upskilling teams to enable self-service automation capabilities
About You
- 10+ years’ experience in Quality Engineering
- Strong programming skills in Java or JavaScript
- Experience with Node-based automation frameworks
- Solid API testing experience using RestAssured and strong JSON knowledge
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
- Familiarity with Spring Boot microservices and Gradle-based builds
- Experience working in Agile environments with modern test management tools
- Strong understanding of test layering (component, integration, end-to-end)
Nice to have:
- Banking or financial services experience (highly regarded)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and tools like Playwright
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Dylan Tasker on dylan,tasker@davidsonwp.com , quoting reference JN -052026-43219. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
