Role Overview The role: Working on Preserve365, our revolutionary Microsoft 365 Active Digital Preservation solution you will be key in supportingthe technical direction of the automation framework and the overall efforts & output of the P365 QA team. Operating within an Agile / Kanban environment you will also be responsible for evaluating and writing feature files/step definitions; reviewing existing test cases for automation; maintenance of internal jobs within Preservicas CI tool; playing a key part in the ongoing maturity of Preservicas Quality Assurance function which will include evaluating Playwright for future use. This will be a hybrid role with time split between home working and regular office days. About the Role Are you a Software Developer in Test or an experienced QA skilled in automation? Knowledgeable in the C# .Net Microsoft stack, especially Azure and SpecFlow? If you're passionate about delivering top-tier quality and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want you on board We are Preservica and our active digital preservation solutions are at the razors edge of commercial software solutions, addressing the need for smart digital preservation technology. Our award-winning software is used by leading businesses, archives, libraries, museums and government organisations across the globe. We are world leaders and proud of our achievements but to stay ahead we need the brightest and most talented innovators to join our development team. Benefits 22 days holiday (plus 3.5 discretionary days at Christmas) 4x Salary Life Insurance 6% Pension Contribution into a defined Pension Plan held with Scottish Widows Company bonus scheme worth up to 3% of salary dependant on company performance. Flexibility: You can carry 5 days holiday over to the next year. Private Medical Cover (taxable benefit) Salary Sacrifice you can make a salary sacrifice for the items below: Additional pension payments Holiday trading buy or sell holiday days Bike to Work Scheme Essential Skills Key Tasks and Responsibilities: Maintain and enhance the automation framework. Write well-designed, maintainable feature files and step definitions following established coding practices. Review stories, attend refinements and other ceremonies to get clarifications and provide timely, meaningful feedback. Expand automation capabilities to increase product coverage across regression test suites. Execute exploratory testing where necessary. Review test cases and feature files produced by others, as well as code reviews for pull requests. Help implement Playwright for front-end test automation. Contribute to backend testing using RestSharp and Postman. Assist in performance testing using Azure Load Test, JMeter, or Locust. Debug pipeline and test failures, ensuring smooth CI/CD processes. You Should Have: Degree in an engineering, software, or system-related field, ISTQB certification or equivalent training/experience. 5 years of testing experience, design, and execution, skilled in automation. Familiarity with Agile and Kanban development practices. Strong coding skills in C# with Selenium and SpecFlow. Good knowledge of Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin, BDD, TDD. Adept with API testing tools such as Swagger and Postman. Experience with Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code for build and code editing. Knowledge of Azure DevOps for pipelines, test plan setup, and test runs. Experience with Azure Test Plans for test management and on-demand test runs. Bonus: Experience with performance testing using Azure Load Test, JMeter, or Locust. Comfortable with modern source control techniques/tools such as Git and Azure. Knowledge of MS365, SharePoint, and Teams is desirable. SQL knowledge and understanding databases (Bonus ) ADZN1_UKTJ