Senior Test Automation Engineer
Chetwood Bank
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Conducts their testing in accordance with the corporate test policy and test strategy.
- Follows the standard test process across all phases of testing that they are involved with.
- Assists the test manager on project activities, such as and not limited to demo’s, collating information for reports.
- Leads other testers in specific testing activities.
- Documents test results for traceability.
- Configures test environments to execute tests.
- Escalates risks and blockers to the test manager.
- Ensure that their tests are picked up in Standard Reports and Closure reports.
- Work with the technology teams to continually improve the processes.
- Shares knowledge and documents useful information uncovered for the benefit of the project.
- Provide support and guidance on the automation of new features and functionality.
- Extend existing automation tests and develop new tests as required.
- Continually monitor and improve maintenance overhead of automation test execution.
- Definition of test data and providing insight into data management and tooling.
- Development of additional system stubs and test harnesses to facilitate specific types & levels of testing.
- Raising, triaging and resolving issues alongside deep dive issue investigation and replication.
- Generating new and updating existing system and engineering documentation.
- Creating a variety of test related reports for varying stakeholders and audiences.
- Assist in regular reviews of existing processes with the aim of improvement and efficiency.
- Monitor and control deployments into QA environments as part of the CI/CD process.
- Focus on becoming an SME on specific business functionality.
- Support defect and production Incident triage and resolution.
Requirements
- Degree/Advanced degree and/or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with various aspects of systems testing.
- Comprehensive knowledge of software testing process, methodology and good practices.
- Good understanding of testing methodologies and their application within an agile delivery framework.
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience.
- Experience with Python (preferred) or Javascript/Typescript beneficial.
- Experience with AWS services and automated test tools is beneficial.
- Ability to draw in and coordinate resources from across the business in order to address issues.
- Experience managing small to mid-sized technical team.
- Motivated to solve quality problems being pragmatic and results focused.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday PLUS your BIRTHDAY off
- Pension contribution with Royal London
- Life Assurance
- Private medical, dental and optical health insurance with Axa
- Hybrid working – Wrexham
- Free breakfast available
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
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