Automation Lead

Job Description

• As an Automation tester, your responsibilities will include analysis of requirements, writing automated test scripts/scenarios to verify stated and implied requirements, execution of test scripts/scenarios, and defect tracking and resolution.
• You will be able to handle all QA aspects of your projects including estimating testing efforts, building and executing test plans, defining/creating data, communicating status and providing requirements for regression automation.
• The Ideal Candidate
• You will have a thorough technical knowledge of software development methodologies, design and implementation with an emphasis on Scrum Agile and XP.
• Experience using test automation frameworks and tools, from, JUnit, NUnit, MSTest, Cucumber, JBehave, Karma, Selenium, cURL, SoapUI, Protractor and Microsoft UI Automation
• Build and promote the use of behaviour/test-driven development at multiple levels within the software by pairing with production code developers and product owners.
• Write and implement acceptance criteria. Write automation test cases that verify the functional and non-functional requirements of a feature.
• Design/lead the definition and execution of the test approach for a project or projects, ensuring its consistent application across the project team.
• Continually learn relevant new technologies and apply them to the role.
• Experience of and ability to design and execute effective automated functional tests
• Significant experience working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver software development projects.
• Experience writing good quality code, using, Java or JavaScript
• Understanding of databases and services (e.g. RESTful services), including the ability to programmatically interact with data formats that may include XML and JSON
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, to perform business analysis and produce relevant acceptance criteria
• Experience identifying the genesis of a defect, using debugging tools (e.g. Firebug or Console), analysing stack traces, code, log-files and other artefacts
• Deep understanding of Agile development practices including TDD & BDD and their application.
• Working knowledge of a CI system to craft builds, ideally Jenkins
• Exposure to mocking frameworks
• Understanding of web accessibility issues and appropriate methods for testing these
• Experience of productivity tracking tools e.g. Jira or TFS
• Experience writing good quality code, using, Java, JavaScript or Python
• It would be useful if they have had experience testing in a cloud context and are familiar with Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform – but the ability to learn is more important
• Familiarity with OWASP and related testing tools would also be a plus