My client specialises in geological evaluation software and is looking for a Test Automation Analyst to set up the automation test framework from scratch. They are looking for someone who has worked on a similar greenfield project with the autonomy to set up the framework for the back end.

The Role;

• The Test Automation Analyst will work on commercial product development projects, alongside Product Owners, Developers and Users within an agile team environment.
• You will ensure automated testing activities are established and the required supporting technology and CI/CD infrastructure.
• Key aspects of this role will include defining, creating, reviewing, executing and maintaining automated tests on a range of in-house and 3rd Party applications across different platforms including the public clouds.
• You will also assist with setting the overall test automation strategy and with the resolution of reported bugs where appropriate.
• Success in this role will involve a proactive, flexible and inquisitive approach, alongside a desire to work in a highly collaborative team environment.

The Responsibilities;

• Creating, diagnosing, executing and maintaining automated scenarios for all aspects of the system
• Providing technical implementations for UI, System, integration and performance testing.
• Developing API test standards, approaches and mocking
• Working closely with the Development team to ensure testing is appropriate, complete and timely
• Working closely with the dev-ops team to establish fully automated testing within an enhanced CI/CD framework
• Establishing the usage of public clouds (AWS, Azure & GCP) for automated performance testing at scale
• Producing appropriate documentation of tests and results Contributing to daily stand-up meetings and sprint planning.
• Constantly looking for ways to expand and improve test definitions and test coverage.
• Defining and maintaining a diverse test data repository

What We Require;

• API testing using Open API standards
• Test automation tooling from a selection of vendors, but must include Cucumbe and Selenium
• Programming competence in Ruby and C#
• Experience of ground up CI/CD implementation, ideally with TeamCity
• Linux and Windows scripting
• Full Project Lifecycle experience in an agile commercial development
• Certification or equivalent experience with public cloud vendors
• Experience in agile methodologies, particularly SCRUM and TDD / BDD principles.
• Experience or interest in UI test automation tools focusing on Angular
• Additional programming languages such as JS, C++, Python or Go
• Messaging and EDA testing experience
• Deployment using Kubernetes and Docker

Contact Name: Sian Woodhouse
Reference: TJ/3086/SD47530_1609953363
Job ID: 2884952