Lead Software Development Engineer in Test / SDET / Developer


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Recruiter

AWD Recruitment

Listed on

25th February 2021

Location

St Neots

Salary/Rate

£53000 - £55000

Salary Notes

+ Benefits (see below)

Type

Permanent

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We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test / SDET / Developer who has experience with designing, implementing and maintaining automation frameworks from the ground up with good scripting and programming experience.

 

SALARY: £53,000 - £55,000 per annum + Benefits (see below)

LOCATION: St Neots, Cambridgeshire

JOB TYPE: Permanent, Full-Time

HOURS: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

 

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test / SDET / Developer who has experience with designing, implementing and maintaining automation frameworks from the ground up with good scripting and programming experience.

We are looking for a highly motivated Lead Software Development Engineer in Test / SDET / Developer to provide an automation testing service for both projects and Business As Usual initiatives. Defining, and delivering the Automation Testing Framework strategy, as well as implementing and maintaining the automation frameworks.

 

DUTIES

Your duties as the As the Lead Software Development Engineer in Test / SDET / Developer will include:

Lead the creation, maintenance and scaling of an automation testing infrastructure/framework to meet the current and future demands of the business across different operating systems and different application platforms such as Web, Desktop and Mobile

Maintain and update the automation test strategy ? Providing solid test metrics, analysing and reporting on testing results

Collaborate with IT, Testers, Project Managers, Developers, Business Analysts and Stakeholders to implement an automation strategy delivery

Analyse the automation requirements for each project and to automate the collection, transformation and delivery of the companies data

Produce and execute Test Plans, Scenarios, Cases, Test Suites and Scripts as appropriate.

Liaise with the Project Team, Lead Test Analyst, Developers and Business Stakeholders to produce a logical set of prioritised automated test scenarios, test cases and scripts

Proposing and obtaining agreement for the testing approach depending on the type of project (e.g. software development or disaster recovery).

Support the end to end defect management lifecycle, including providing stakeholders with appropriate reporting

Recommending and introducing new processes, tools and techniques to improve the capability of testing.

Provide testing advice and coaching to many of whom have never encountered testing previously

 

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

As the Lead Software Development Engineer in Test / SDET / Developer you will have the following skill and experience:

Extensive experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining different types of automation frameworks from the ground up

Experience with BDD, TDD

Experienced in scripting and programming languages e.g. C#, Selenium, Gherkin, SQL with Hybrid automation frameworks

Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Development

Experience of working in Agile and DevOps process management methodology to integrate test code/scripts into CI /CD pipeline

Experience of using code versioning and development tools e.g. Visual Studio, Confluence, TFS and SCM

Experience with testing tools such as Test Complete, SpecFlow, Appium, RESTfulAPI's, BrowserStack

Hands on experience with test case management software tools such as TestRail and Jira

Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Diagnosing, reporting and tracking issues

Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) in being able to communicate the testing strategy with different stakeholders within the organisation

Good analytical skills and with the ability to work on own; prioritising and managing time as needed

 

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check.

Please advise us in advance if you have any special requirements if you are asked to attend an interview.

 

COMPANY BENEFITS

Rewarding salary packages

Contributory pension scheme of up to 6%

Opportunity to buy & sell holiday

Gym membership discounts

Contributory hospital and health cash plan

Cycle2Work scheme

Eye care vouchers

Free nutritional and personal care products at work

Life Assurance

Discounts on leading brands and retailers

 

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV's of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P6147

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