Onsite
Job Posting Title
Automation Test EngineerSalary Band
£40,641 - £56,123
Grade: LC1
Job Description
About the Role
We’re looking for a talented Automation Test Engineer to play a key role in delivering high-quality, reliable systems across the Newcastle Building Society Group.
Working as part of an agile Scrum team, you’ll lead the planning, design and execution of testing activities across the full software development lifecycle. You’ll be instrumental in ensuring our products meet the highest standards—helping to deliver value to our customers through robust, well-tested solutions.
A core focus of the role is driving test automation. You’ll design, build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts, using the right tools and techniques to maximise test coverage while keeping solutions lean and efficient. From functional and regression testing through to performance, API and GUI testing, you’ll ensure quality is embedded throughout the development process.
Day-to-day, you’ll:
You’ll also act as a champion for testing best practice—supporting the testing community, mentoring colleagues, and continuously improving our QA processes through new tools, techniques and ways of working. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape how automation is used across our technology landscape while working in a collaborative, forward-thinking agile environment.
About You
You should be a passionate and detail-oriented test professional with a strong focus on automation and quality. You enjoy working closely with others in agile teams and take pride in building robust, scalable testing solutions.
You’ll likely bring:
You’re proactive, curious and continuously looking to improve, whether that’s refining automation frameworks, exploring new tools, or helping others build their skills. You enjoy sharing knowledge, mentoring colleagues and contributing to a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility.
About Us
The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.
The Group provides traditional financial services, helping people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32-branch network across the North-East, North-West, Cumbria and Yorkshire. Our Strategic Solutions subsidiary owns the UK’s leading savings management platform and provides managed technology services to new challenger banks and other established providers.
As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at dave.cowell@newcastle.co.uk
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