Test Automation Engineer
Salary: £35,000 - £42,000
Location: Maidstone, Kent
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Description:
Our Maidstone based client is currently recruiting for a Test Automation Engineer. You will be tasked with creating, maintaining and executing test automation frameworks, and some manual testing responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Provide test and automation leadership within the team
- Imparting skills and knowledge to Test Engineers
- Create, maintain and execute test automation frameworks
- Work with business teams to implement pre-production and production automation test strategies
- Work with business teams to define and document Load and Performance test strategies
- Testing of Web APIs and Windows Services by means of automation
- Create, maintain and execute manual tests where automation is not viable
- Create, maintain and execute load and performance tests · Isolate software problems and produce clear and detailed bug reports
- Verify work items against defined acceptance criteria
- Provide clear and concise solution improvements for items under test
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience:
Required:
- Minimum 3+ years of experience developing experience as a test automation engineer
- Experience of test automation methodologies, practices, and frameworks
- Experience of C# and SpecFlow, or similar
- Excellent knowledge of software testing technique
- Experience in creating both manual and automated test plans and reports
- Experience in load and performance testing
Desirable:
- Experience in test automation utilising C# and SpecFlow specifically with Visual Studio
- Knowledge of Mongo, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and SQL database technologies
- Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Experience of virtualisation utilising Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machine Manager and Docker
- Practical experience Azure DevOps, or similar ALM systems
- Experience of automated deployment tools such as Octopus Deploy
- Knowledge of DevOps, Continuous Integration and Automated Deployments
- ISEB, ISTQB or iSQI Certified Tester – foundation\foundation agile level or above
Skills & Values:
Required:
- Excellent analytical abilities with keen attention to detail
- Methodical
- Highly organised
- Strong collaboration/team player
- Willingness to step outside comfort zones
Desirable:
- Mature approach to the business
- Ability to communicate will all levels of the organisation
- Logically minded
Benefits:
- Pension
- BUPA healthcare
- Income protection
- Car parking loans
- Travel loans
- Enhanced maternity and paternity
- 25 days holiday