Senior Test Automation Engineer

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in an Engineering - Computer Science or Information Technology discipline
• Minimum Experience of 5 to 10 years of experience
• A relevant, accredited Software Testing Qualification

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Level of experience which enables job holder to work unsupervised on all but the most complex tasks and to give guidance and coaching to less experienced team members
• Advanced Ability to understand and write high-quality code in Java, C# or Python
• Good experience of testing web and desktop applications in an agile BDD environment
• Working knowledge of automation tools such as Cucumber, Selenium, Junit/xUnit
• Scripting knowledge of JavaScript/PowerShell
• Good manual, functional and regression testing experience
• Able to create test suites for web services and APIs
• Experienced in reporting issues using (JIRA/DevOps) defect tracking system
• Able to conduct cross-browser testing of web applications
• Good experience in data-driven testing and good level of competency in writing SQL queries
• Strong ability to write code to automate testing
• Experience in setting up and maintaining Mobile App and API Test Automation suites Knowledge in applying Generative AI capabilities for the benefit of Software Testing activities.

Personal attributes:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to liaise and build productive relationships with stakeholders
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills
• Positive attitude with excellent verbal & written communication and collaboration skills
• Intellectual curiosity, mental rigour and attention to detail

• Executes and maintains test plans and test cases against software services and applications in the cloud, server, desktop and mobile environments
• Liaises with the Business Analyst and Product Owner to help clarify acceptance criteria for requirements
• Takes responsibility for monitoring product development to improve and assure product quality
• Contributes to the automated acceptance test suites, maintains them on an ongoing basis to reflect new application changes and enhancements
• Manages automated acceptance tests as part of Continuous Integration (CI) and Deployment (CD) to verify the functionality and quality of the software throughout the development lifecycle
• Identifiies test failures, and takes appropriate actions so that either issues in the software are resolved, or the test suite is modified accordingly
• At all times manage the automated test suites to ensure that they reflect the intended product behaviour and functionality, seeking clarifications as required
• Acts as the focal point for automated testing within the cross-functional agile development team, continuously testing and liaising with other team members to ensure the solutions meet their acceptance criteria, they are released on time, with the required quality
• Analyses defects, identifies their root cause and provides written and verbal feedback to software developers for remedial work required
• Accurately reports test results into the defect tracking system and follows issues through to satisfactory resolution
• Provides guidance and coaching to more junior colleagues

Internal:

• Takes direction from and is supervised by Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
• Head of Technical Function/Assurance
• Regularly interacts with Business system and product owners and key users globally
• Working Relationship with the Software Development Teams
• IT infrastructure and Security teams

External:

• 3rd party service providers and consultancies
• May interact with Customers