Automation Test Engineer
Location: Hybrid - Crawley or Peterborough (1 day per week onsite)
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
About Akixi
Akixi is a fast-growing SaaS analytics company delivering real-time and historical insights for cloud-based communication platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Cisco BroadWorks, and Webex Calling. Our analytics help businesses enhance customer experience, optimize productivity, and drive performance across voice and collaboration channels.
The Role
We’re looking for an Automation Test Engineer to design and maintain test automation frameworks across UI, API, and backend systems. You’ll build scalable automation, strengthen CI/CD test coverage, and ensure the quality of integrations across our Teams telephony analytics platform.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain automated UI and API tests using Playwright, Selenium, and Python.
- Integrate automation into Jenkins, Docker, and AWS CI/CD pipelines.
- Create test data, mocks, and environments for reliable and repeatable runs.
- Work closely with developers and product teams to define acceptance criteria and test strategies.
- Validate end-to-end telephony flows and analytics integrations in Microsoft Teams.
- Log, track, and report issues with clear defect documentation.
What You'll Bring
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and Python for test automation.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Docker, AWS).
- Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, frameworks, and best practices.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across distributed systems.
- Familiarity with telephony platforms (Microsoft Teams, SIP, or Graph APIs).
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
Bonus Skills
- Experience with BroadWorks or Webex platforms.
- Familiarity with Grafana, Datadog, or CloudWatch monitoring.
- ISTQB or similar QA certification.
Why Join Akixi
Work on cutting-edge analytics for cloud communications. Be part of a growing QA engineering function driving automation excellence. Hybrid flexibility, collaborative team, and strong engineering culture.
What We Offer
- 25 Days Holiday (increasing by 1 day for every year in service until 30 days) + 1 Day Birthday
- Pension
- EV salary sacrifice car scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Locations
- Crawley, Peterborough
- Remote status
- Hybrid

Our Perks & Benefits
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🏄🏻♀️ 25 days’ leave (increasing by one day for each year of service, to a maximum 30 days)
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🎂 Day off for your birthday
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💊 Private healthcare
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💹 Company pension
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👓 Financial contribution towards eye test/glasses
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🎉 Social events
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
Corporate culture is essential to allow the organization to differentiate itself. In terms of image on the one hand, it has strengths both internally and externally to consumers. It is indeed a source of cohesion and motivation of employees and it limits conflicts. With customers, it conveys a positive image and can develop a feeling of closeness to the company or even become a criterion of choice.
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