Automation Engineer

PBT Group is looking for an experienced Automation Engineer for a 6-month contract engagement based in Cape Town. The role sits within an insurance and financial services environment and requires a technically strong engineer with solid Java foundations, a deep understanding of object-oriented design, and hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright.

This is a delivery-focused contract role. The successful candidate will be expected to hit the ground running — contributing to test automation strategy, developing Playwright scripts in Java, and helping establish robust, maintainable automation practices across the team.

The Automation Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of test automation frameworks within a Java-based technical environment. Using Playwright as the primary automation toolset, the engineer will develop end-to-end test scripts, integrate automation into existing...