OverviewHelp us shape the future of telecoms as an Automation Tester.4Com has been supplying market-leading phone systems to UK SMEs for over 25 years. There’s so much more to us than that though – we’re one of the best places to work in the UK, are renowned locally for our charity work (with over £400,000 donated), and our offices are just a 5-minute walk from Bournemouth beach.In this role, you’ll take ownership of building and maintaining robust automation frameworks, while exploring and introducing new tools to maximise automation across our testing process. You’ll play a proactive part in improving quality assurance practices, making testing faster, more reliable, and more effective. Our current stack includes C# and Playwright, so strong hands-on experience in these areas will be highly valued.Benefits for an Automation Tester choosing to work with 4Com include:Salary £43K–£57K, dependent on experience.Generous 30 days' holiday from the outset (38 including bank holidays).Annual training budget of £4,000, with £500 to use on your home office setup.Flexible working (core hours 10–3:30pm) to support work/life balance.Remote-first, agile working. 1 day a month required in our Bournemouth office.High-spec mobile phone of your choice (up to £1,000) and a laptop.Company pension.Cycle to work scheme.Offsite departmental team events and collaboration days.In return, we are looking for someone who has:4+ years experience in test automation using C# is a must.Experience in an agile environment.Experience using automation tools such as Playwright, SpecFlow, Selenium.Experience creating and maintaining test plans.Experience testing UI, APIs, web services, and performing testing based on data scenarios.The ability to hit the ground running and proactively explore new techniques and ways of working.A positive attitude with the ability to work well within our development teams.Great communication and organisational skills, with a natural problem-solving mindset.Previous experience working within the telecommunications industry.Experience working with PBXs, voice and video products.An understanding of Azure DevOps CI/CD test integration would be advantageous.Experience with load testing tools such as JMeter.Experience testing cloud services such as Azure Functions, App Services, SQL Database, etc.What would I be doing as an Automation Tester at 4Com?Implementing test strategies across multiple software products.Working with the development team and Product Owners to take user requirements and produce test scenarios – covering both expected and unexpected behaviour, functional and non-functional requirements.Establishing a consistent testing framework and tool chain across multiple software products.Writing and maintaining automated test scripts and a regression test suite.Integrating scripts with the development pipeline.Completing manual testing where required.Reporting test results and managing defects.Mentoring junior QA team members where appropriate.Participating in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning and retrospectives.If the role of Automation Tester sounds like your ideal opportunity, please get in touch with us today.Please note: full ‘Right to Work in the UK’ checks will be completed during the interview process. We cannot offer sponsorship.About Us4Com Technologies Limited has been supplying phone systems to UK businesses for over 25 years. We are cutting-edge innovators, with the development of a globally unique handset, HiHi.We are a creative, aspirational team working together to supply telephone systems bespoke to each business with a service tailored to their needs.We encourage a positive, can-do spirit balanced with operational focus and competitive drive to be the best we can be.Our customers and those who work with us are our priority and we are ever aware of the importance that to succeed, our team need to feel motivated and happy.When seeking new team members, we look for open, honest, caring, and focused individuals who are keen to join a fast-paced business and contribute to its continued success.4Com Technologies Limited is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Any job applicants will receive equal treatment in the recruitment process and 4Com Technologies Limited will not discriminate unlawfully. Recruitment processes are conducted based on merit, abilities, and qualifications. Any requests for feedback should be made and will be responded to in writing. #J-18808-Ljbffr