Automation Tester; SC Cleared
Listed on 2026-01-25
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IT/Tech
IT QA Tester / Automation, Systems Analyst, IT Consultant
Location: Greater London
London, United Kingdom | Posted on 23/01/2026
Scrumconnect Consulting is a UK-based, award-winning digital consultancy delivering high-quality products and services for major public sector clients including DWP, MoJ and HMRC
. With a team of 300+ consultants
, we specialise in building secure, user-centred, and scalable digital solutions that serve millions of citizens.
We are looking for a highly skilled QA Automation Tester with strong experience designing, building, and executing automation frameworks across UI, API, and microservices-based applications
. You will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of government digital services built to Service Standard and DDAT frameworks.
Automation & Framework Development
- Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for UI and API testing
- Build automation frameworks from scratch using industry best practices
- Create automated API test suites using Postman, Rest Assured
, or equivalent - Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI)
- Create and execute automation-focused test plans for digital services
- Ensure comprehensive coverage across functional, regression, and integration testing
- Support UAT and validate end-to-end user journeys
- Identify, log, and track defects using Azure Dev Ops or JIRA
- Work closely with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve issues
- Produce clear, data-driven test reports and automation summaries
- Actively contribute to Agile ceremonies (Scrum/Kanban)
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, BAs, and QA engineers
- Define and refine test strategies with a strong automation focus
- Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior testers
- Ensure testing aligns with Service Standard and DDAT frameworks
- Validate security, accessibility, and performance requirements through automated and manual testing where required
- 6+ years of experience as a QA Automation Tester or similar role
- Expert-level experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress (UI automation)
- Expert-level experience with Rest Assured (BDD), Postman (API testing)
- Proven experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture and API/contract testing
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, Git)
- Knowledge of SQL and experience testing relational databases
At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation
. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, valued, and supported. We actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, individuals from underrepresented communities
, and those seeking flexible working arrangements
.
As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer
, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to ensure equal opportunity for all.
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