Batch Test Specialist - Test automation for data and analytics

Overview

Batch Test Specialist

+ 6 month initial contract

+ £470 to £483 per day - Inside IR35

+ Hybrid working form Telford

Key Sklills

+ Test automation for data and analytics platforms

+ SC Clearable

Key Responsibilities

• Working as part of an Agile team participate in ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, retrospectives, demos and reporting.
• Utilise strong Stakeholder Management and communication skills to collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and Business Analysts to ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements and technical specifications
• Ensure that appropriate automation tooling is implemented and utilised to meet business and technical needs.
• Design and implement automation test strategies and plans for SAS Viya 4 applications, for UI based Visual Analytics (VA) and Intelligent Decisioning (ID), as well as for integration testing of data pipelines.
• Develop and maintain test scripts using appropriate automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, PyTest, JUnit) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Confirm the test data strategy to be used
• Maintain and evolve the test automation suite to support regression, performance, and integration testing.
• Support the integration of test automation into Git-based CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in test environments, including SAS Viya containerized deployments (e.g., OpenShift, Kubernetes).
• Contribute to test data management and environment provisioning strategies
• Ensure that appropriate defect management is undertaken
• Ensure results and progress are clearly articulated to relevant stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in:
• Working in a collaborative agile environment
• Test automation for data and analytics platforms, ideally including SAS Viya 4.
• Assuring the appropriate tool selection for both business and technical needs
• Setting the strategy and approach for both UI and System Integration based automation
• Knowledge of REST API's and testing API endpoints
• Scripting skills in Python, Shell, or similar languages and associated frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems (e.g., Git, Jenkins, GitLab).
• Data Management and profiling
• Setting test direction for the automation team
• Strong Communication and Stakeholder Management skills
• Strong Problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with SAS Viya architecture and components (VA, ID, CAS etc)
• Understanding of containerized environments and orchestration tools (e.g Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)