As our Senior Automation Test lead on a 12 month Fixed term Contract you will work with the manual QA Test team, Business Analysts & Developers in order to automate tests for Key Product Workflows as part of Functional, Integration, and Regression Testing.
You will be responsible for ensuring software quality by testing, produced using Structured Testing Methods and existing frameworks in order to execute automated test suites to find defects, through Sprint, Integration and Regression testing activities prior to the release.
Your day to day will include:
* Guide the team in daily automation testing activities, be a source of automation best practice knowledge, resolve immediate testing issues and blockers and escalate such things where necessary via the QA & Test Manager
* Support development and enrichment of automated regression testing tools
* Analysis of existing manual tests in order to automate them and create full flowing test suites that have superb error handling and trapping in-built
* Analysis of specifications and user stories working with testers, business analysts, system designers and development to ensure correct test conditions
* Identifying appropriate and comprehensive test data requirements
* Executing tests in a timely manner, raising and managing defects in a way that demonstrates quality of information is paramount
* Providing high quality results analysis to the Test Manager and other stakeholders
Working hours are 40 hours a week Monday to Friday. Start times can vary from 8am to 9.30am. After a successful training period there is flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week.
What we require
* Experience in a Senior Test Automation role
* Demonstratable coaching and developing skills
* Experience in using Selenium, Test Complete or Smart Bear
* Good Microsoft Azure DevOps experience or similar will be a distinct advantage
* Demonstrable experience of IT project and programme support services preferably acquired within Financial Services.
* Experience of testing on web-based systems
* Good understanding of databases, and database structures
* Good experience in writing SQL queries
* Understanding of use and interrogation of XML
* Experience of working in an agile environment – Scrum Development and testing is desirable
What we offer you
* Competitive Salary
* Company Bonus up to 7% dependant on your performance and company performance
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Life Assurance (4x pensionable earnings)
* Contributory Pension scheme (company contribute up to 10%)
* Season Ticket Loan
* 1 days paid charitable work day
* Employee Assistance Programme