Automation Tester

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Job Title: Automation Tester (Mid to Senior Level)

Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire

Salary: £40,000 to £55,000 Depending on experience + excellent benefits including bonus, pension, 25 days holiday PLUS bank holiday + one more near Christmas.

Hours of work: Standard are Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm - some flexibility and Agile ways of working once embedded into the role

Job Type: Permanent

Job Reference: PH9600

You could be a mid-level automation tester OR an automation tester with team lead / managerial experience - either way, this is an exciting time to be joining this leading organisation. The rapidly expanding team comprises a group of specialists drawn from a wide range of different professional and technical backgrounds. If your background is in software development, you will find opportunities to both grow your portfolio of skills and lead at what you do best. In return for your continued success, interest and commitment, you will be provided with a variety of interesting tasks, a comprehensive training program and a structured career path.

As an Automation Software Tester, you will:

                                Work alongside other test professionals to define and create Automated test cases, while aligning with existing QA processes

                                Strengthen the QA effort by providing technical insight into Automation Testing - specifically using Selenium with C# - and successfully applying best practice

                                Continue to deliver robust and reliable testing, working with the development team to adhere to (and increase the quality of) coding standards

                                Contribute to individual area of expertise, work products and standards including hands-on testing where necessary

                                Continue to generate efficient and effective test plans, using the tools, techniques and environments at your disposal to meet product test requirements

                                Be flexible in your approach to Manual Testing, and perform test case reviews with the Test Lead

                                Be tenacious in your pursuit of software quality, and ensure the team understands the importance of appropriate testing, automation, and software design

                                Ensure team’s understanding of business goals, priorities, and how they align with customer needs and business direction

                                Stay abreast of testing best practices, technology trends, tools and frameworks

                                Work collaboratively with both the QA and Engineering teams

Experience of the following is required:

                                Software development testing (minimum of 4 years, with at least 2 years in automation)

                                Comprehensive understanding of Automated Testing best practices, Selenium C#

                                Working with virtual environments and tools e.g. AWS, Microsoft Hyper-V, specifically triggering automated tests including build-up and tear-down of environments

                                In-depth knowledge of industry leading software test case management tools

                                Implementing test plans and strategies in the successful delivery of complex and challenging software products

                                Complete understanding of technical standards, principles, theories, and concepts in the field

                                Developing tests for functional and regression testing that includes manual, automated, performance and ad-hoc testing

                                Experience of responsive cross-browser testing

                                Experience of working with Agile (Kanban and/or Scrum) delivery methodologies

Desirable:

                                TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration and release management

                                Confluence and JIRA

                                Working with creative teams

                                Software development

                                Knowledge of web standards and experience testing REST based APIs

Wilde Associates are working in the capacity of an Employment Agency for this role

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