Senior Test Automation Engineer in Edinburgh

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Motorola Solutions’ innovations, products, and services play essential roles in people’s lives. Our end-to-end suite of software solutions helps our customers answer thousands of emergency calls and text messages, and process video, disparate evidence, and records. We are also proud to be an industry leader in video security solutions installed in more than 120 countries at thousands of customer sites. Our products leverage cutting-edge voice technology, video analytics, and Machine Learning to enable our customers to focus on what matters while providing faster responses, safer outcomes, and greater transparency.

The Avigilon Alta Video team is responsible for the mission-critical infrastructure that powers our VMS. We are currently evolving our platform to support deep-tier interconnection across the Motorola product portfolio. Our team values high-performance engineering, architectural integrity, and a commitment to building the most reliable real-time tools in the industry. We have a fantastic city centre office in the heart of Edinburgh and fully embrace a hybrid home/office working model, with an aim for 2 days in the office.

We are looking for a skilled Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate combines strong automation expertise with excellent API & browser and performance automation skills, a solid foundation in coding, and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.

• Mission-Critical Quality Assurance: Directly contribute to public safety and enterprise security by assuring the quality of cutting-edge solutions.
• Evolve AI Quality Strategy: Support the shift from traditional QA to continuous quality benchmarks for AI and real-time systems.
• Architect Modern Test Frameworks: Design and scale sophisticated automated testing frameworks using tools like TypeScript/Playwright across UI, API, and backend systems.
• Specialized Performance Engineering: Utilize expertise in tools like k6 to execute and analyze load, stress, and spike tests on high-performance, real-time systems.

You’re not expected to have all the following skills, but they will be useful in performing your job. We are looking for someone who can:

• Champion a culture of quality and act as a collaborative mentor across the engineering team.
• Expert-level proficiency in modern programming languages, with the architectural insight to design and uphold rigorous engineering standards.
• Proven ability to architect, develop, and scale sophisticated automated testing frameworks for cross-stack (UI, API, backend) validation and maintainability.
• Expertise in building, securing, and refining CI/CD infrastructure to fully automate the software lifecycle and drive high-velocity release cycles.
• Proven expertise in performance engineering, specifically utilizing tools like k6 to design, execute, and analyze load, stress, and spike tests.
• Advanced diagnostic capabilities for deconstructing complex system failures and implementing systemic preventative measures.

It is also considered a bonus if you are:

• Hands-on experience with TypeScript /Playwright.
• Senior-level experience managing Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or complex orchestration and scheduling ecosystems.
• Specialized knowledge of video engineering, low-latency streaming, or digital media delivery pipelines.
• A background in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) automation or firmware testing.
• Comprehensive experience leading automation initiatives across both Mobile (iOS/Android) and Web.

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes
• Two weeks of additional pay per year (holiday bonus)
• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays
• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Flexible working options
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Career development support and wide-ranging learning opportunities
• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc
• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days
• Well-known companies discount scheme

Travel Requirements: Under 10%

Relocation Provided: None

Position Type: Experienced

Referral Payment Plan: Yes

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.