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Job Title: Senior Test Automation Specialist

Target Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available

Salary Range: £65,000

Location: Any Ageas UK Office - Hybrid - once a year

Closing Date for applications: Thursday 30th October

Senior Test Automation Specialist

The Senior Automation Specialist will be responsible for defining, delivering, and evolving the IT automation strategy. This role will lead the ongoing implementation of automation and ensure alignment with business goals and operational efficiency. The specialist will act as a strategic advisor and hands‑on expert, driving automation initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and service delivery. They will provide management and leadership for the Test Automation implementation to enable delivery of the IT services that enable Ageas to achieve its goals, within budgets and to schedule.

Main Responsibilities

• Evaluate, recommend and introduce automation tools and platforms.
• Define standards and best practices for automation tooling and usage.
• Lead the implementation of automation solutions.
• Oversee the design, development and deployment of automation scripts, workflows and pipelines.
• Provide leadership, direction and training to the Automation Test Team.

Skills and Experience

• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test solutions.
• Experience and knowledge of software architectures & technologies such as Selenium, Java, RestAssured & SonarQube.
• Ability to innovate in the test and test‑delivery practices and process domain, forming new effective solutions to problems.
• Significant experience testing large enterprise business systems, including front‑office (CRM / policy‑admin) and back‑office systems (reporting / document management / claims).
• Good knowledge of DevOps practices, solid understanding of pipeline build processes and the role of test automation in pipelines.
• Experience managing the use of test automation to provide end‑to‑end testing across deployed enterprise systems, ideally automated regression.
• Experience managing lower‑level pipeline / overnight component and system‑level automation.

Benefits

Ageas offers a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, helping us achieve Top Employer status in the UK.

• Flexible Working – Smart Working and flexibility within the day.
• Health Benefits – Dental, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well‑being activities.
• Wealth Benefits – Annual Bonus Schemes, Salary Reviews, Pension, Savings, Loans.
• Well‑being and Social – Activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events.
• Family Support – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter 16 weeks full pay; paternity/non‑pregnant parent 8 weeks full pay.
• Partner Benefits – Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Tech Deals – Gadgets including Wearables, Tablets, Laptops.
• Transport – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
• Return to Work – Programme after maternity leave.

About Ageas

Ageas is one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. We provide a creative, innovative place to work and serve over four million customers. Our inclusive employer signs the Race at Work Charter, Women in Finance Charter, and we are a Disability Confident Leader.

Recruitment Integrity

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Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Insurance

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