QA/UAT Engineer
Posted Today by Dns Info Ltd
Negotiable
Inside
Onsite
Basildon, UK
Summary: The role of Automation Engineer involves performing API and web automation testing, as well as manual testing, to ensure comprehensive coverage of applications. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop automated test cycles for banking products, utilizing various testing tools and methodologies. The position requires a strong background in quality engineering and the ability to adapt to rapid development cycles. The role is based in Basildon and classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform Manual and API testing for new development.
- Create and maintain E2E test automation scripts and perform continuous testing using Jenkins and SauceLabs.
- Responsible for in-sprint API and Web automation testing of scheduled releases and maintaining the regression suite.
- Create test plans, automation strategies, test cycles, and test cases; assess reports generated after automated script execution and identify bugs.
- Write automated tests and DB validations using Python in the pytest framework.
- Manage the Jira board from opening to completion of tasks to meet project deadlines.
Key Skills:
- 6+ years of experience with automating tests for Web (Cypress, Selenium with Java) and APIs.
- Experience with Postman and API automation testing.
- Strong grasp of testing methodologies for all types of testing - Functional, Regression, Sanity, Smoke, White box, and Black box testing.
- Experience with Atlassian products like Jira, Xray, and Confluence.
- Experience in one or more programming languages like Java, Python, and Javascript.
- Experience working closely with Software Development and Product Teams in an agile environment.
- Good understanding of source code management and version control systems like GitHub, SourceTree.
- Familiarity with reporting bugs on Jira and defect lifecycle management.
- Time management skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working both independently and in a collaborative environment.
- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously and meeting deadlines.
- Experience and knowledge in the Fintech industry is an asset.
Salary (Rate): £300 daily
City: Basildon
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Rate: 300 GBP/day Inside IR 35
Complete onsite : Basildon
Job Overview
We are looking for a curious, details-oriented Automation Engineer who is skilled in API Automation, Web automation and Manual testing. You will join the team and help expand our testing regimen, ensuring that every corner of the application is covered with the most thorough test runs known to man, woman or beast, while simultaneously maintaining the responsiveness.
We use tools like Cypress, Pytest, Selenium, Appium, Xcode, Android Studio, TestFlight, Kibana, Rundeck, Jira, Xray, Jenkins. We believe in evaluating better technologies in order to continuously improve our testing efficiency and coverage. While we value expertise with the tools above, we know that smart QEs are great learners as well.
Quality Engineering is an integral part of the product development team and closely involved in every step along the way - from ideation of the project, during implementation, and to the final deployment. Assuring the quality of our product is a heavy responsibility. Our development team builds in rapid iterations and our QE team needs to respond to that.
As a Quality Automation Engineer, you will be working in a cross functional team of designers, developers, product and project managers to build the automated test cycles for the world class banking products focused on the next generation workers.
Reports To
Quality Engineering Manager/Tech Lead
Responsibilities and Duties
? Perform Manual and API testing for the new development.
? Create and maintain E2E test automation scripts and perform continuous testing using Jenkins and SauceLabs by keeping a high automation ration.
? Responsible for in-sprint API and Web automation testing of the scheduled releases and maintaining the regression suite
? Creation of test plans, test automation strategies, test cycles and test cases. Assess the reports generated after automated scripts execution and identify bugs
? Write APIs automated tests and DB validations using Python in the pytest framework.
? Responsible for managing the Jira board from opening to completion of tasks and target to meet the deadline of the project
Qualifications and Skills
? 6+ years of experience with automating tests for Web(Cypress, Selenium with Java) and APIs.
? Experience working with Postman and API automation testing
? Strong grasp of testing methodologies for all types of testing - Functional, Regression, Sanity, Smoke, White box, and Black box testing
? Experience with Atlassian products like Jira, Xray and Confluence
? Experience in one or more programming languages like Java, Python, and Javascript.
? Experience in working closely with the Software Development and Product Team in an agile environment.
? Good understanding of source code management and version control systems like GitHub, SourceTree.
? Familiar with reporting bugs on Jira and defect lifecycle management.
? Time management skills, ability to meet deadlines, and function in a fast paced and flexible environment
? Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential
? Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial
? Details oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to deal with situations where information is difficult to obtain, complex or ambiguous.
? Experience in handling multiple projects at the same time and meeting deadlines.
? Experience and knowledge in the Fintech industry is an asset.
Nice to have
? Mobile automation with Appium is a plus.
? Knowledge of Grafana, Kibana, Rundeck, AWS.
? Experience with SauceLabs is an asset.