QA Automation Engineer | £50,000 - £60,000 in Maidenhead

Company Description

At MCS Rental Software, we’re passionate about helping rental businesses grow. It’s a family-owned and managed company. With over 40 years of expertise, we provide cutting-edge rental management software, cloud solutions, and responsive technical support to companies around the world.

Role Description

We’re looking for an experienced and hands-on Automation Test Engineer to strengthen our test automation capability.

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for our web-based ERP applications. You will work closely with QA, Development, and DevOps teams to increase automation coverage, improve regression efficiency, and support reliable, high-quality software releases.

You will help reduce manual regression effort by building scalable and maintainable automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver
• Improve and extend existing automation frameworks
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Automate functional and regression testing scenarios
• Analyse test results and troubleshoot automation failures
• Identify suitable candidates for automation within the product
• Contribute to automation strategy and best practices
• Support release validation through automated execution

You Should Apply If

• You have 4+ years’ experience in automation testing
• You have strong hands-on experience with Selenium (WebDriver)
• You are proficient in C#, Java, or similar programming languages
• You have experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
• You have experience with Azure DevOps or similar lifecycle tools
• You have strong SQL knowledge for backend validation
• You have worked in Agile environments
• You have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Experience testing ERP or complex configurable systems is desirable
• ISTQB certification is advantageous
• You are UK-based and available to work in the office at least 3 days per week

Salary Budget: £50,000 – £60,000

Why Work at MCS

We’re proud recipients of the Culture 100 Award, which recognises organisations that excel in nurturing their workforce, rewarding their staff, and creating a supportive environment where everyone feels valued.

At our company, we are passionate about the rental industry and are committed to fostering a vibrant, informal workplace culture based on respect and empowerment. This dedication has led to an impressive average employee tenure of more than 10 years.