Job Description

Test Automation Engineer

Contract | £410 per day (Inside IR35) | 6 Months | Hybrid (3 Days Onsite in Farnborough)

Join a Global Automotive Innovation Programme

We're currently recruiting for an experienced Test Automation Engineer to support a major digital transformation programme for BMW Group Financial Services. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high-performing Agile team, helping to modernise critical systems and deliver robust, high-quality software solutions across a large-scale enterprise environment.

If you're passionate about automation, quality engineering, and driving continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Test Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions across web applications, APIs, and enterprise systems. You'll work closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure solutions are thoroughly tested and delivered to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build automated test scenarios from business requirements and acceptance criteria

Develop and maintain automated test suites using BMW Group-approved toolsets

Execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing activities

Record and analyse test results, reporting findings clearly and accurately

Identify, log, and track defects through to resolution

Support test environment management and release activities

Collaborate with Agile delivery teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle

Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ensure adherence to Agile delivery standards, governance controls, and change management processes

Essential Skills & Experience

3-5+ years' experience in Test Automation or Quality Engineering

Strong experience with automated testing frameworks and tools including:

Playwright

Selenium

Cucumber

SpecFlow / ReqNRoll

Experience with:

Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)

Test Driven Development (TDD)

Strong coding skills in:

C# (essential)

Python (highly desirable)

Experience testing:

RESTful APIs

Swagger/OpenAPI services

SOAP services

Web applications and user interfaces

Experience with source control and CI/CD tooling:

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Strong defect management and test execution experience

Experience working within Agile environments using:

Jira

Confluence

Desirable Experience

Salesforce CRM workflow testing experience

Experience within Financial Services or other highly regulated industries

Exposure to mission-critical enterprise systems

Strong stakeholder engagement and supplier management skills

Ability to adapt quickly within fast-paced delivery environments

What's on Offer?

£410 per day (Inside IR35)

6-month contract, with potential for extension

Hybrid working - 3 days per week onsite in Farnborough

33 days holiday entitlement

Opportunity to work on a prestigious BMW Group programme

Collaborative, Agile working environment with modern testing technologies

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Test Automation Engineer with strong Playwright, C#, and API testing expertise, and you're looking for your next contract opportunity within a globally recognised organisation, we'd like to hear from you