Senior Automation Engineer - Retail Technology
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SpikeRetail Technology
United KingdomFull-TimeSenior
Salary50,000 - 75,000 GBP per year
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- PythonAgileJavaJavascriptC#CI/CD
Requirements
- Proven experience defining and delivering test automation strategies across multiple projects
- Strong hands‑on experience with web and API automation tools and engineering approaches
- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery models
- Development experience using one or more languages such as Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript
- Experience working in Agile environments, collaborating closely with development teams
- BDD experience using Cucumber, SpecFlow, and/or Gherkin
- Ability to operate autonomously with high levels of accountability
- Retail or eCommerce experience is desirable, particularly within complex, multi‑system environments
- Modern retail and eCommerce platforms experience (desirable)
- API‑driven and microservices‑based architectures experience (desirable)
- CI/CD tooling and cloud‑based delivery environments experience (desirable)
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of automation strategy and delivery across complex client engagements
- Act as a senior automation authority within delivery teams and with client stakeholders
- Balance technical quality, delivery outcomes, and pragmatism across multiple projects
- Lead and develop Spike consultants, setting standards for automation quality and engineering excellence
- Contribute to the evolution of Spike’s automation frameworks, tools, and ways of working
- Own and lead automation activity across complex projects and programmes
- Define and implement automation strategies aligned to client delivery models and risk profiles
- Design and build scalable automation frameworks and approaches across web, API, and integrated systems
- Drive automation across functional and non‑functional testing, ensuring meaningful quality outcomes
- Integrate automation effectively into CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery models
- Act as the senior escalation point for automation‑related risks, issues, and technical decisions
- Act as a trusted automation advisor to client stakeholders, supporting informed technical decision‑making
- Shape automation approaches within proposals, estimates, and delivery models
- Support pre‑sales and solution design activities where automation is a core component
- Identify opportunities to improve automation effectiveness and value for clients
- Lead, mentor, and coach Spike consultants on client engagements
- Support the development of less experienced automation engineers and test leads
- Promote high engineering standards, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
- Contribute to internal communities of practice, frameworks, and accelerators
- Demonstrate Spike values through behaviour, decision‑making, and client interactions
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