Contract Automation Test Engineer


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Recruiter

Deerfoot

Listed on

16th April 2019

Location

Dubai

Salary/Rate

Upto £7500

Type

Contract

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Automation Test Engineer - Java / Appium - Mobile Apps - Rate TBC

Long Term Contract

Dubai

An opportunity for a Contract Automation Engineer has arisen to work for a prestigious organisation based in Dubai. The role will be working alongside an expanding development team, focusing on Automating the development and Test of Mobile Apps / Web. You will be part of an agile SCRUM team delivering enhancements frequently to production. Your primary responsibility as a tester will be to design and execute test cases and identify defects.

Responsibilities

-Develop, maintain and execute high quality automation tests to ensure sufficient test coverage for web applications

-Implementing acceptance tests using Webdriver.io & Javascript

-Participate in automation script code reviews

-Working continuously with the development and test engineering teams to automate testing

-Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather automation requirements, design automated tests, troubleshoot issues, and implement scalable test automation solutions

-Develop and monitor test metrics and provide timely communication to key stakeholders on a regular basis

Key Skills/ Experience

Essential

-Java- Intermediate level or higher

-Experience developing and working with command line tools

-Experience of building test automation frameworks and environments from scratch using Java

-Experience with tools such maven or gradle.

-Experience in test automation for Web Applications

-Strong knowledge of automation framework concepts and automation best practices

-Experience with using and setting up Continuous Integration jobs e.g. Jenkins

-Great engineering practices with a focus on TDD and BDD principles and a strong focus on non-functional requirements at the beginning rather than an afterthought

-Working with XML and JSON for content/data feeds and REST for consuming API

-Version control systems e.g. Git

-Strong experience working in a Continuous Testing / DevOps environment

-Ability to work without direct supervision while contributing to the success of the team

-Excellent oral and written communication skills

-Demonstrated high standard of coding practices including good design documentation and peer code-reviews

-Strong problem-solving skills; the ability to analyse automation testing problems and develop actionable and appropriate tactical plans quickly

Desirable

-Crossbrowsertesting, Saucelabs

-e-Commerce software applications

-Agile SCRUM

-Aviation Domain

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