Automation tester

The Role

• This is a fully hands on role
• Work closely with various stakeholders to bring in new idea to reduce effort, optimize ways of working
• understand the process flows and test requirements  ensure high quality on-time delivery.
• Apply extensive automation experience to lead the automation test pack creation, execution and maintenance
• Take ownership for automation outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Build relationships with other scrum teams to understand the integration testing, possible areas of risk and regression testing required.
• Partner with peers across disciplines (Software Development, DevOps, Strategy and Architecture) to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of quality and resilient solutions. 
• Supports team members across geographical locations.
• Identify key improvements continually to help drive efficiencies
• Fosters a culture where risks and issues are managed at the lowest responsible level by communicating and collaborating with team members.
• Works closely with Development, Product/Business Analysts, and other Software Engineering functions to ensure high quality on-time delivery
• Collaborate with the wider automation test teams to build and share technical expertise/capabilities/skills through the delivery of regular feedback, knowledge sharing, and coaching.
• Communication with key stakeholders and development teams on technical solutions. Convince and present proposals by way of high-level solutions to end users and/or stakeholders.
• High learning adaptability, demonstrating understanding of the implications of technical issues on business requirements and / or operations.

The Requirements

• Engineering degree would be beneficial but evidenced by experience in a large enterprise environment 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate a strong of software process, tools and techniques 
• Fluency in an object-oriented programming language such as Python, C#, or Java, preferably Python
• Working knowledge of the following technologies: JSON, XML, CI/CD
• Working knowledge of automation frameworks, including understanding of test automation design
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Agile/Scrum framework
• Excellent Database knowledge to carry of test data automation 
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of using development tools such as PyCharm, Visual Studio, or Eclipse
•  Advanced skills in API based automated test development
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Unit Testing
• Strong knowledge of tools and techniques used in manual and automation testing
• Advanced skills in UI automated test development
• knowledge of performance tools
• Manages time effectively by placing the right focus on value added operations
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced collaborative team environment that has tight deadlines
• Demonstrates an openness to changing approaches and gathers information to create an informed opinion and attitude
• Capability to guide and mentor junior QA engineers
• Knowledge or experience of AI Testing tools or practices

Any Graduate Full time.