Junior Automation QA Engineer

Junior Automation QA Engineer London (Tuesday to Thursday in office) | 12 month initial contract | £130-150pd PAYE + holiday Our Global client is looking for a Junior Automation QA Engineer to join their QA automation team. You'll work alongside an established group of engineers focused on expanding and improving the existing automation framework and increasing overall test coverage across key products. This is a hands-on automation role where you'll be working within an existing custom Python-based framework, helping to build, maintain and enhance automated test suites that directly support product quality at scale. You'll need to be comfortable communicating clearly, thinking logically under pressure and writing code that others can understand and build upon. What You'll Be Doing: • Expanding and improving an existing Python-based automation framework • Developing and maintaining automated test cases and scripts • Analysing and debugging data flows using tools such as proxy tools • Writing clear bug reports and communicating issues effectively • Collaborating closely with engineers and QA peers to improve coverage and quality • Supporting continuous improvement of QA processes and automation practices What We're Looking For: • Some prior QA automation experience (professional or strong academic/personal projects) • Python coding ability (essential) - comfortable reading, understanding and writing basic to intermediate scripts • Strong interest in automation, testing and software quality • Ability to troubleshoot, think logically and explain your reasoning clearly • Strong communication skills, especially when reporting bugs or explaining technical issues • Experience using or exposure to mobile automation tools or proxy/debugging tools (nice to have) Please note the interview will include a live Python coding exercise: Write basic Python code, explain your logic/approach and answer scenario-based QA and problem-solving questions.