Role : Automation Test Engineer
Base Salary : £45,000 - £68,000 (experience dependent)
Location : United Kingdom
Security Clearance: Candidate will need to currently hold SC clearance.
Our client is a global leader in in providing applications, cloud, and infrastructure services, driving change across industries. You will be working alongside dedicated experts collaborating on projects that are reshaping the future and bringing advanced solutions to the forefront.
As an Automation Test Engineer, you will be integral to delivering high-quality products and maintaining excellence in testing across their Agile development environment.
Key responsibilities include:
* Defining acceptance criteria and testing standards in collaboration with the product team for each development stage.
* Pairing with developers to establish comprehensive tests covering all features and functions at the unit and component layers.
* Conducting thorough exploratory testing and automating tests where necessary.
* Collaborating with developers to design and test stubs, validating non-functional requirements (NFRs).
* Maintaining traceability throughout the product lifecycle, and communicating test progress and quality metrics to stakeholders.
* Actively contributing to Agile processes by inputting into design and building robust automated test cases, ensuring sufficient test coverage.
* Engaging in team retrospectives and planning sessions, advocating best testing practices, continuous improvements, and adherence to high standards.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
* Excellent communication skills, with experience in Agile environments and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
* Experience with PACT frameworks for Consumer Contract testing is highly desirable.
* Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, scripting languages, and command line scripting.
* Hands-on expertise in API testing with Postman, test automation with Cypress, containerized testing using Docker, and unit testing with Junit .
* Proficiency in utilizing Gitlab for storing test automation scripts and familiarity with tools like SonarQube, Jenkins, Splunk, Gatling, Serenity, Cucumber, Selenium, or Wiremock.
* Exposure to AWS Cloudwatch, Jira, and Confluence .
This role offers a unique opportunity to join an industry leader and take on a pivotal role in delivering high-value Testing solutions. If you are a Test Automation Engineer looking for a new challenge where your skills can make a real impact, we encourage you to apply.
Email: jared.white@ansonmccade.com
LinkedIn: Jared White | LinkedIn