Automation Engineer in Manchester

Automation Engineer in Manchester

Manchester Full-Time On-site
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  • I applications, including prompt/response validation, grounding, safety, consistency and non-deterministic outputs.

  • Validate AI Agents and agent workflows, including tool calling, orchestration, memory, failure handling and multi-step task completion.

  • Use quality metrics, defects, logs and observability signals to identify risks, improve coverage and support incident investigation.

  • Mentor engineers, review automation code and contribute standards, reusable accelerators and Quality Engineering communities of practice.

Mandatory skills and experience

Capability

Required experience

UI automation

Strong hands-on automation using Playwright, Cypress or Selenium, including framework design, maintainability and parallel execution.

API automation

RestAssured or an equivalent code-based API framework; practical use of Postman or Bruno for REST API validation.

Programming

Strong Java, JavaScript, TypeScript or Python skills and the ability to write clean, reusable automation code.

Quality engineering

Functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing, with risk-based planning and shift-left practices.

CI/CD

Experience integrating automated tests, quality gates and results into Jenkins, Harness, GitHub Actions or equivalent pipelines.

AI testing

Hands-on experience testing AI or Generative AI applications, including evaluation of variable outputs and response quality.

AI Agents

Experience or strong knowledge of testing agent workflows, tool invocation, orchestration, memory and error handling.

Collaboration

Ability to work with Product, Engineering, DevOps and Architecture teams and communicate quality risks clearly.

Other Experience

  • BDD with Cucumber and Gherkin, plus contract testing and service virtualisation.

  • RAG or LLM application testing, including retrieval relevance, hallucination, grounding and guardrail evaluation.

  • Performance testing with k6 or JMeter and accessibility or security testing awareness.

  • Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, Dynatrace and modern observability practices.

  • Experience delivering customer-facing software in financial services or another regulated environment.

What success looks like

  • Automation provides fast, reliable feedback across UI, API and integration layers.

  • Quality controls are embedded throughout delivery rather than applied only at the end.

  • AI and agent-based products are assessed with repeatable evidence covering functionality, reliability, safety and customer outcomes.

Automation Engineer in Manchester employer: Wipro Europe

As a leading employer in the cryptography sector, we offer a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous training opportunities and a culture that values expertise in cutting-edge technologies like HSM platforms and PKI architecture. Located in a vibrant tech hub, we provide our team with unique advantages such as access to industry-leading projects and a supportive community that encourages professional development.

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Contact Details:

Wipro Europe Recruitment Team