At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain automated tests to ensure top-notch application quality.
- Company: Join Admiral Money, a dynamic and inclusive lending arm of Admiral Group.
- Benefits: Enjoy 33 days holiday, share options, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Make an impact in a collaborative team while working with cutting-edge automation tools.
- Qualifications: Experience in test automation, especially with Cypress, Selenium, and Python.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Admiral Money is recruiting a Test Automation Engineer to join our growing delivery team. Hybrid working pattern is ideally 1 day a week but will consider remote (occasionally travel to site required).
About us: Admiral Money is the dynamic lending arm of Admiral Group, offering personal loans, motor finance, and homeowner loans since 2017. We’re building something special for our customers and are looking for curious, driven individuals ready to learn, take on challenges, and make an impact. We’re proud to be a certified Great Place to Work for over 25 years, with recognition for Women and Wellbeing. Our inclusive culture empowers everyone to Be You.
About the Role: We are looking for a Test Automation Engineer to join one of our delivery teams and contribute to the quality of our applications through effective automated and exploratory testing. In this role, you will be responsible for building, maintaining, and executing automated tests within a product or team area. You will work independently on automation tasks while collaborating closely with developers, product owners, and analysts to ensure testing is well integrated into the delivery process. This role suits someone experienced in test automation within a commercial environment and comfortable taking ownership of their work without the expectation of defining strategy or leading others.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated UI test suites using Cypress and Selenium
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of Python‑based automation frameworks
- Create and execute API automation tests to validate backend services and integrations
- Carry out manual and exploratory testing to support effective coverage and investigate complex scenarios
- Work closely with developers, product owners, and analysts to understand requirements and agree appropriate test approaches
- Participate fully in Agile ceremonies, including refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
- Integrate and maintain automated tests within existing CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor test execution, investigate failures, and contribute to improving test reliability and maintainability
- Support test data management and test environment configuration where required
- Ensure test artefacts and documentation are accurate, clear, and kept up to date
- Continuously improve test coverage and automation effectiveness within the team
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Commercial experience working as a Test Automation Engineer within an Agile delivery team
- Strong hands‑on experience with Cypress and/or Selenium
- Experience using Python to support automated testing and frameworks
- Solid experience with API testing and automation
- Ability to analyse functional and technical requirements to determine appropriate test coverage
- Experience maintaining and extending existing automation suites
- Confidence working independently on automation tasks with minimal supervision
- Experience troubleshooting automated tests, particularly within CI/CD pipelines
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain testing outcomes clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- A pragmatic, quality‑focused mindset with a good understanding of when automation adds value
Desirable Experience:
- Experience working in financial services, fintech, or other regulated environments
- Familiarity with tools such as Postman, Xray, Jira, Confluence, AWS, and BrowserStack
- Experience with BDD approaches (e.g., Gherkin)
- Cross‑browser and cross‑device testing experience
- Experience working with third‑party or offshore development teams
- Exposure to test automation in complex or legacy systems
Benefits:
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) upon joining, increasing to up to 38 days with tenure; optional purchase or sale of up to five extra days
- Eligibility for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Admiral is a Disability Confident Leader. For candidates with a disability or long‑term health condition who opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements to the first stage of our selection process. If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, please let us know. Please do email georgia.farmer@admiralgroup.co.uk or contact us on 07780038264. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.
Test Automation Engineer in Cardiff employer: Admiral
Admiral is an excellent employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises employee well-being and development. With competitive benefits such as up to 38 days of holiday and opportunities for professional growth, this role as a Senior Looker & BI Platform Engineer allows you to thrive in an agile environment while collaborating with diverse teams to drive impactful improvements.
