About the job Automation QA Engineer
Are you an ambitious QA Engineer ready to make a high-impact contribution in a fast-paced environment? We are looking for an Automation QA Engineer who can hit the ground running with hands-on test automation, drive quality across our technology stack, and operate independently in their day-to-day work.
In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with Developers, Data Scientists, DevOps, and Product Owners to build scalable test automation frameworks that boost speed, reliability, and delivery efficiency. Whether you are already operating at a Senior level or a solid Mid-Level engineer looking to expand your technical depth, we provide an environment where you are empowered to take ownership, prioritize effectively, and receive structured mentorship to elevate your automation expertise.
About IntelliSense.io
IntelliSense.io builds the decision intelligence platform that Tier 1 and Tier 2 mining and mineral processing leaders use to optimise their operations. Our platform, brains.app, combines scientific AI, geometallurgical models and autonomous agents to turn operational data into better decisions on site. Our headquarters are in Cambridge, UK.
What you'll do
Build and maintain automation frameworks for UI, API and integration testing, and steadily reduce our reliance on manual testing.
Integrate automated tests into our CI/CD pipelines and run fast, reliable test environments, including parallel runs with Playwright, Selenium Grid or similar.
Build and run automated end-to-end regression in pre-production before each release.
Own and coordinate our monthly releases, including the manual testing still needed.
Join weekly triage with Continuous Service Delivery and product pod leads to reproduce and classify new production bugs within 48 hours.
Track defects that reach production, run root-cause reviews with engineering, and add the test coverage that stops them recurring.
Work with our Data Science team on data-driven testing and on using defect data to focus testing where the risk is highest.
What you'll bring
Essential
Hands-on experience writing and maintaining automated UI and API tests in code with Playwright, Selenium or Cypress, including building or substantially extending a framework.
Confident programming in Python, Java or JavaScript/TypeScript, with a test framework such as pytest, TestNG, JUnit or NUnit.
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (for example GitLab or Jenkins) and working to quality gates.
Experience running regression testing and coordinating or co-owning software releases.
Strong investigation and debugging skills: logs, API tools such as Postman, Linux and shell, and root-cause analysis of defects.
Practical use of AI tools in your testing work, with good judgement about checking their output.
Clear, calm communication with technical and non-technical colleagues.
Nice to have
Performance testing with JMeter, k6, LoadRunner or similar.
Data-driven testing, or experience working with data science teams.
Azure, Docker or Kubernetes.
BDD and API tools such as Cucumber or Charles.
Testing data-heavy, time-series or industrial software.
ClickUp or Jira for defect management.
Don't tick every box? If you have built test automation you are proud of, we would still like to hear from you.
What we offer
Unlimited holidays: we trust you to manage your time and energy.
True flexibility: work in the way that brings out your best results.
Performance bonuses: real rewards for results that move the company.
A diverse team across the UK, Ireland, Spain, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Australia and beyond.
Location
Cambridge, hybrid.
Our hiring process
An HR conversation, a technical assessment, a team interview, and a meeting with the CEO. Background checks and references will be part of the job offer stage. We aim to complete the process within about 8 weeks and will keep you updated at every stage.
Inclusion
IntelliSense.io is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the process, just tell us.