Automation Test Analyst - Selenium, Java

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Automation Test Analyst

Worthing

6 months

What you will be doing:

* Ensuring the team's software is designed correctly and continuously tested throughout the development lifecycle

* Driving quality deliverables through automation including tools, process, measurement, environment and data

* Contributing to the elaboration of user stories in order to achieve viable, testable products with clearly defined acceptance criteria

* Identifying opportunities to adopt innovative testing technologies and techniques as part of a focus on continuous improvement

You will be expected to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

* Solid experience of working in an Agile environment (Scrum, Kanban etc)

* Good knowledge of Java or JVM languages such as Scala, Groovy etc

* Expertise with test automation tools and frameworks

- UI testing - Selenium or any equivalent front-end browser based testing framework

- API testing - web services / RESTful (using RestAssured or similar)

- Gherkin based BDD framework (such as Cucumber)

* Collaborative skills

* Excellent written and oral communication skills

* Strong problem-solving skills

* Excellent understanding of non-functional requirements, test analysis, software engineering principles and continuous improvement methods

* Understanding scope and limitations of different test types

* Defect management and Triage process

* Understanding of the benefits and differences between UI/API/Integration and Unit testing

* A good understanding of the following testing approaches:

* Test data creation and management strategies

* Exploratory Testing

* Automated Testing

* Load / Soak / Performance Testing

* Usability Testing

* Security Testing

* Operational Testing (Stability/Backup and Recovery/DR)

* Good working knowledge of the following:

* User story creation and elaboration

* Understanding of how physical architecture affects QA

* Continuous Delivery

* Experience in using the Atlassian product suite is preferable (e.g. JIRA, Confluence) Clearance All candidates will be required to gain Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.

Suitable candidates should submit their CV in the first instance