C# Automation QA Engineer / SDET

Up to £55,000

Perm

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)

An organisation operating a leading technology platform in the online gaming sector is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to play a key role in maintaining and improving the quality of its platform.

This is a highly technical, code-heavy role, suited to someone with a developer mindset who is comfortable writing code daily and working in fast-moving development environments with tight turnaround times on tickets.

The organisation develops technology platforms for the online gaming industry, supporting major brands with scalable and innovative digital solutions. Its platforms process billions in financial transactions annually and manage data for millions of users worldwide.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, requiring attendance at the Newcastle upon Tyne office two days per week.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and ensure testing approaches align with development processes.

Identify opportunities to expand test automation and implement frameworks, tools, and strategies that improve efficiency and coverage.

Perform comprehensive regression testing to ensure new features do not impact existing functionality.

Conduct root cause analysis on test failures and work closely with developers to resolve issues efficiently.

Create and maintain test data, test environments, and test harnesses required for automated testing.

Monitor and analyse test results and quality metrics, providing regular reports on release quality to stakeholders.

Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance testing methodologies and practices.

Skills and Experience

C# (preferred) - Candidates with a Java QA automation background willing to transition to C# will also be considered

Experience with automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium

Experience working with automation frameworks such as NUnit or similar

Experience with Postman, API test frameworks, writing automated API tests

Experience with Mocking frameworks, BDD practices, Gherkin

Solid experience in software testing, including functional and data validation

Strong background in API testing and backend validation

Familiarity with version control systems such as Git

Ability to translate business requirements into effective automated test coverage

Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements within testing practices

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail

Benefits

Flexible and trust-based working environment

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and a generous Christmas break

Matched private pension scheme (up to 8%)

Private healthcare from day one, including dental and optical cover

Life assurance (4x annual salary)

Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support and advice

Access to a wellbeing and mindfulness platform

Opportunities for learning, innovation, and experimentation, including participation in internal hackathons

Company-provided mobile phone or tablet with contract covered

Modern office environment with complimentary snacks, drinks, and regular food vendors

Access to employee discount and wellbeing platforms

Regular social events and team activities

Employee referral programme with bonus opportunities

Branded company merchandise and occasional additional discretionary holidays

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