QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer - Playwright / Digital / CRM Systems
Location: Basingstoke / Hybrid / x1-2 onsite
Salary: up to £50,000 + excellent bens

Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join a great brand. You will be working within a digital product team responsible for developing and enhancing customer-facing web and CRM applications. This is a hands-on role combining automated and manual testing, with a strong focus on Playwright, TypeScript/JavaScript and ensuring high-quality digital customer journeys. You will work closely with Software Engineers, Product Owners and UX/UI Designers, contributing to testing strategy, automation frameworks and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.

Role & Responsibilities

• Design and execute automated and manual tests across customer-facing web applications.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, exploratory and end-to-end testing.
• Conduct cross-browser and responsive testing across desktop and mobile devices.
• Test APIs and integrations using Playwright, Postman or similar tools.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitLab.
• Identify, investigate and resolve defects, working closely with development teams.
• Contribute to accessibility, performance and overall digital quality standards.

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years' experience in QA / Software Testing within a digital or web application environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright automation testing.
• Good working knowledge of TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Experience testing customer-facing web applications across multiple browsers and devices.
• Strong understanding of manual, exploratory, regression and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Bruno or Playwright.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git and automated test integration.
• Understanding of HTML, CSS, browser developer tools and web accessibility (WCAG).
• Experience working within Agile software development teams.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established technology team, taking ownership of test automation and helping deliver high-quality digital products.