Overview

Senior Automation Engineer in Test – Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid) • Job Type: Permanent • Salary: Excellent salary and benefits package

Bright Purple are excited to offer an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Automation Engineer in Test to join a world-class healthcare technology organisation expanding its engineering presence in Edinburgh. This is a chance to work on large-scale, meaningful systems while advancing your technical career in automation.

This role is ideal for a hands-on Software Engineer in Test with strong Python experience and a passion for quality, automation and collaboration. You’ll be a key part of an agile engineering team developing automation tests for a next-generation patient monitoring platform deployed in hospitals worldwide.

This is a hybrid position with 2–3 days a week in the Edinburgh office.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated tests and frameworks using Python
• Collaborate with development, systems and hardware teams to ensure full test coverage
• Derive test cases from complex software and system requirements
• Participate in technical discussions and sprint planning sessions
• Contribute to improvements in test strategy, CI pipelines and tooling
• Debug and troubleshoot test failures and work cross-functionally to resolve issues
• Support software verification, documentation and compliance processes

Skills and experience required

• Strong background in test automation and software development
• Proficient programming skills in Python
• Experience developing tests for integrated systems or distributed platforms
• Familiarity with CI/CD and Agile practices
• Solid understanding of test frameworks, scripting, and modern development environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)

What’s on offer

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, rising to 27 days after 5 years and 29 after 10 years
• Birthday off every year
• 2 additional paid days off for moving house
• Life insurance from day one (4x base salary)
• 2 paid charity days each year
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Healthcare cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car leasing
• Access to EdenRed employee discount platform

Working pattern

Hybrid working model with 2–3 days per week onsite in the Edinburgh office. The company promotes a flexible, people-first approach focused on outcomes and team collaboration.

Apply now

If you’re a Senior Software Engineer in Test with strong Python skills and a desire to work on meaningful technology, apply today or contact Bright Purple for more information.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.