
Senior Test Automation Engineer – Workday Product Incubator
Kainos
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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Job Level
About the role
- Developing and executing functional automated tests to help the team deliver new products that meet user needs.
- Collaborating within a multi-skilled agile team.
- Learning about new technologies and approaches in automation testing.
- Mentoring junior engineers in automation practices.
Requirements
- Advanced Java programming, including OOP, collections, exception handling, streams, and data structures
- Strong experience with Selenium WebDriver and test frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit)
- Proven experience with API automation using REST Assured or similar tools
- Comprehensive understanding of CI/CD principles and integration of automated tests into pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- Experience with version control (Git) and branching strategies
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including log and network trace analysis
- Working knowledge of Agile development and QA lifecycle tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Zephyr)
- 3-6 years of experience in test automation, including ownership of frameworks and QA delivery
- Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers in automation practices
- Experience with integration, API, and data-driven testing across distributed systems
- Proven track record of contributing to release processes through automation
- Strong understanding of SDLC, test strategy, and risk-based testing approaches.
Benefits
- health insurance
- flexible working arrangements
- professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
JavaOOPcollectionsexception handlingstreamsdata structuresSelenium WebDriverAPI automationREST AssuredCI/CD
Soft skills
mentoringproblem-solvingdebuggingcollaboration