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,

• 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

• 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