Automation Tester

Summary: The Automation Tester role involves developing and implementing automated testing frameworks to enhance software quality and efficiency. The position requires proficiency in programming languages and test automation tools, along with experience in cloud environments. The tester will collaborate with development teams, execute test cases, and maintain test suites while ensuring adherence to security and performance standards. Public Trust Clearance is required for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing Automated Testing Frameworks: Designing and implementing automated testing frameworks to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency.
• Creating Test Scripts: Writing and maintaining automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing of software applications.
• Integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and deployment.
• Executing Test Cases: Running automated test cases to validate software quality, identify defects, and ensure adherence to requirements.
• Identifying Test Scenarios: Analysing software requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios suitable for automation.
• Maintaining Test Suites: Updating and enhancing automated test suites to accommodate changes in software functionality and requirements.
• Collaborating with Development Team: Working closely with developers to understand software design and behaviour, and address issues identified during testing.
• Performance Testing: Conducting automated performance tests to assess application performance under various conditions and workloads.
• Security Testing: Implementing automated security tests to identify vulnerabilities and ensure the security of software applications.
• Test Reporting and Analysis: Generating test reports, analysing test results, and communicating findings to stakeholders for decision-making.
• Training and Knowledge Sharing: Providing training on test automation tools and techniques to team members and sharing best practices for test automation.
• Maintaining Test Environments: Setting up and maintaining test environments, ensuring consistency and reliability for automated testing.

Key Skills:

• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript for test script development.
• Test Automation Tools: Experience with Selenium, Appium, or similar tools for automated testing.
• API Testing: Knowledge of tools like Postman for testing application interfaces.
• CI/CD Integration: Ability to integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.
• AI Testing: Understanding of AI testing frameworks and tools for testing machine learning models and AI-driven applications.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills for test case design and result interpretation.
• Communication Skills: Clear communication for collaborating with team members and documenting test results.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience testing in a cloud environment, Google Cloud Platform preferred. Verification of test conditions using backend systems, running SQL queries, navigating cloud storage objects, and checking service responses using tools like SoapUI.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT