QA Automation Engineer South West | Hybrid | Up to £45,000 per annum + Bonus + Excellent BenefitsOur client, a well-established and respected market leader in their industry, is seeking to hire an Automation Tester on a permanent basis within their team. The right candidate will have experience in designing, developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, with a focus on reducing manual testing, improving and integrating automation tests in to the Pipelines for rapid and reliable releases. Key responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworksIntegrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality assuranceCollaborate with developers, QA analyst and product teams to define test strategiesAnalyse test results, identify defects and work with teams to resolve issuesEnsure scalability and maintainability of automated solutionsContribute to improving overall testing processes and standards Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Proficient in automation tools such as Playwright (preferred), Cypress or equivalentStrong experience with TypeScript (preferred) or JavaScriptFamiliarity with Azure DevOps or equivalent ticket management toolsExperience with CI/CD integration on any platformAPI testing experienceIdeally knowledge of C#, SQL (Server), Linuxs environmentsDegree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related fieldCertifications such as ISTQB or equivalent Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it