Senior Automation Tester | Civil Service

Up to £56,000 + 29% Pension | Hybrid | UK

Introduction

We're recruiting on behalf of a highly respected UK government organisation that plays a key role in protecting innovation and intellectual property in the UK. As a Senior Automation Tester, you will lead the end-to-end automation testing process, covering front-end, back-end, and non-functional testing across a cloud-first Azure environment.

Why This Role?

• Exceptional Civil Service pension - defined benefit scheme.
• Hybrid working with genuine flexibility.
• Up to £56,000 salary.
• Meaningful work protecting inventors, creators, and businesses across the UK.
• Modern technology stack - focus on real engineering, not legacy maintenance.
• Structured career development with pathways into senior engineering and architecture.
• Job stability with the pace of active digital transformation.
• Inclusive, people-first culture with focus on wellbeing and work-life balance.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain test strategies, approaches, and documentation.
• Work within large, cross-functional Agile delivery teams.
• Contribute to non-functional testing using JMeter and Azure Load Test.
• Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Champion quality engineering best practices across the team.
• Work with data models and write SQL to support testing activities.

What We're Looking For

• Proven delivery experience on large, complex technical projects.
• Experience with cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery models.
• Experience writing and maintaining test documentation (strategies, approaches, plans).
• Testing front-end and back-end web services.
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps.
• Experience with data models and SQL queries.
• Deep understanding of architectural principles and design patterns.
• MS Visual Studio with C#.
• Selenium, BDD, SpecFlow, MSTest.
• RestSharp and JavaScript.
• Non-functional testing tools: JMeter, Azure Load Test.
• Source control with GitHub.

Interested?

Apply today with your CV to join a team delivering impactful digital solutions in the Civil Service.