Test Automation Engineer (Playwright)

Test Automation Engineer (Automation) Location: Remote/Hybrid as required Start Date: End of September / Early October 2026 Duration: Initial 3-month contract

Essential Skills & Experience Minimum 2-3 years' commercial experience with Playwright (more preferred). Proven experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks from scratch. TypeScript coding and technical depth Strong experience in UI test automation Ability to work closely with technical and business teams to establish automation standards and best practices. Experience mentoring/coaching teams and sharing automation knowledge. (working with Haden (our perm resource)

Key Responsibilities Design and build a Playwright-based automation framework for the Nexus Programme. Develop and maintain automated UI test suites. Work closely with the Calculations Team to transfer knowledge and embed automation practices. Establish automation standards, reusable components, and framework governance. Support the wider programme in increasing automation coverage and improving quality assurance processes.

Desirable Skills Performance testing - advantageous Experience using Xray as a Test Management tool. advantageous Previous experience within the Pensions sector advantageous Performance testing experience (e.g. JMeter, k6, LoadRunner or similar) advantageous