Automation Tester – HO - #1707324

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, enabling governments, armed forces, and commercial businesses to unlock digital advantages in demanding environments.

Location: Leeds, hybrid – You will be required to go to the Leeds office 1-2 days per week. Travel to other sites may also be necessary.

We offer flexible working arrangements. Please discuss options with your recruiter.

The role is embedded within a Scrum team, creating automated tests to support product and project development, working alongside developers and platform engineers to influence design and integrate tests into Continuous Delivery pipelines. You will have the opportunity to influence testing approaches and tools.

• Analyze test requirements, design reusable test scripts, and specify environment, data, and tool needs.


• Overcome development obstacles to deliver quality testing on time.


• Review peer-produced test artifacts.


• Review test results and update test suites accordingly.


• Define and create test cases from non-functional specifications.


• Design and execute functional, performance, and security test scripts.


• Analyze requirements for test automation, design technical solutions, and review scope and execution of unit and integration tests.


• Collaborate with engineers to clarify testing of their work.


• Perform exploratory testing when scripted testing is inadequate.

• Knowledge of API Testing (REST Assured).


• Experience with automated test tools such as Selenium WebDriver or Cucumber.


• Proficiency in Java.


• Experience testing UI and large data sets.


• Understanding of microservices architecture.

• Kubernetes, Kafka, BDD/TDD tools, accessibility standards, AWS, Postgres.

Competitive pension, employee share plans, flexible health and lifestyle benefits, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potential annual incentives.

Join us to make a real difference in an inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity, and merit. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, especially underrepresented groups. We also accommodate disabilities and health conditions during recruitment processes.

Many roles are subject to security and export restrictions, which may affect eligibility based on nationality and residency.

We embrace hybrid working, combining remote and onsite work, to promote flexibility and well-being. Diversity and inclusion are core to our success, fostering a collaborative environment for all employees.