Automation Tester
Posted 1 week ago by Natobotics
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Automation Tester role involves designing, developing, and maintaining test automation frameworks for API and backend testing, requiring strong proficiency in Java or JavaScript. The position emphasizes collaboration with development teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage and integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have extensive experience in test automation, particularly with backend and API testing, and familiarity with various testing tools and frameworks. This is a remote position based in the UK for a contract duration of 6 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient test automation frameworks for API and backend testing.
- Collaborate with development teams to understand application requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Integrate automated tests into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
- Analyze and report on test results, identifying and documenting defects and areas for improvement.
- Stay up to date with the latest trends, tools, and technologies in the test automation domain.
Key Skills:
- 7+ years of experience in test automation, with a strong focus on backend and API testing.
- Proficient in JavaScript programming language.
- Hands-on experience with API testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Postman, Pytest, Requests).
- Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and other data formats.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases for test data management.
- Familiarity with React and front-end testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress) is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract duration: 6 months
Location: Remote from the UK
JOB DETAILS
Role Title: Automation Tester
Job Description
Minimum years of experience 5-8 years
Skillset – Tricentis Testim & Selenium
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient test automation frameworks for API and backend testing
- Collaborate with development teams to understand application requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage
- Strong proficiency in Java or JavaScript languages. This is required to write custom code, create add-ons, and handle complex scenarios that may arise during the automation testing process.
- Integrate automated tests into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline
- Analyze and report on test results, identifying and documenting defects and areas for improvement
- Experience with custom frameworks like Selenium with Java is desirable.
- Experience with any low code automation tool like TestSigma, Tricentis Testim, Katalon or similar is good to have.
- Stay up to date with the latest trends, tools, and technologies in the test automation domain
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in test automation, with a strong focus on backend and API testing
- Proficient in JavaScript programming language.
- Hands-on experience with API testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Postman, Pytest, Requests)
- Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and other data formats
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases for test data management
- Familiarity with React and front-end testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress) is a plus
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities