Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Test Engineer/Test Engineer role involves developing automated test scripts and contributing to test planning within a long-term program for a blue-chip client. The position requires collaboration with developers to resolve issues and improve test reliability, while also leading testing activities across multiple teams. Candidates should have hands-on experience with various testing frameworks and tools, particularly in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment. This is a hybrid position based in Leeds, offering a 6-month contract with potential extensions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop automated test scripts using tools like Selenium (Java and Maven), Cypress, Playwright, or similar frameworks.
- Contribute to test planning by identifying test cases for automation and determining testing approaches.
- Run automated tests, analyze results, and report defects with clear documentation.
- Investigate failures and collaborate with developers to resolve issues and improve test reliability.
- Develop and maintain UI & API test frameworks.
- Perform API testing (Manual via Postman/Insomnia & Automated via Java Rest Assured).
- Utilize JavaScript-based automation tools (Cypress/Playwright).
- Contribute to Docker & CI/CD pipeline integration.
- Lead the traceability of testing, risks, defects, and report progress to stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to Lead Test Engineers across several teams.
Key Skills:
- Hands-on experience in Selenium Automation Testing (Java and Maven).
- API Testing (Manual - using Postman/Insomnia/Automation - using Java Rest Assured).
- Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks (Cypress/Playwright).
- Knowledge of Docker/CI-CD.
- Experience in different testing frameworks - BDD, TDD, Cucumber, TestNG/JUnit.
- Understanding of framework integration with Jenkins/GitLab.
- Knowledge of JMeter.
- Experience working in agile methodology.
- Knowledge of Accessibility Testing (WCAG - axe/wave/arc).
- Expertise in Selenium integration with Jenkins/GitLab.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT