Senior Automation Tester / SDET

Posted 1 day ago by Robert Walters UK

Permanent
Full Time
Other
England, United Kingdom
Job Description
Overview

Our client is a leader in providing cutting-edge technology, and they are looking for a Senior SDET to join their Tech team with strong experience in Java coding (OOP, SOLID). Building automation platforms and frameworks.

Key skills
  • RESTAssured
  • API Testing
  • Contract Testing - Nice to have
  • Pact framework - Nice to have
  • OOP
  • Java
  • Integration Testing
  • SQL, RDBMS
  • Gradle
  • Git
  • Spring - Nice to have
Security clearance

Must have SC clearance! (NPPV3 is preferable)

Experience and Skills
  • A minimum of 5 years relevant experience as an SDET
  • Strong experience of OOP and SOLID
  • Unit testing with Junit
  • Experience and knowledge of API testing with coded frameworks and Postman for debug and exploratory testing
  • Strong experience with Gitlab and Git
  • SonarQube
  • Jenkins
  • Cucumber - TDD / BDD
  • Wiremock - Nice to have
  • Jira and Confluence
This role will include but is not limited to
  • Working with the product team to define the acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story
  • Pairing with the developers to define and review the required tests that will address all features and functions of a product delivery at the unit and component layer
  • Performing exploratory testing at all levels
  • Working with the Product team to define tests throughout the product delivery into live
  • Automating tests for all phases
  • Working collaboratively with developers to design and test stubs
  • Ensure the team define tests to validate NFRs at the appropriate level
  • Ensuring traceability is maintained throughout the product delivery
  • Ensuring the team is aware of test progress and quality metrics, and that the team delivers them in a format consumable by those who have asked for them
  • Raising the profile of quality throughout the product lifecycle
  • Working in an Agile team, you will be responsible for inputting to the design and build of automated tests to ensure adequate and effective test coverage
  • Provide test assurance of the user stories according to the defined acceptance test criteria; whilst working in a test-first environment
  • Work closely with Software Engineers to deliver the test activities to meet the requirements, whilst contributing to effective agile delivery
  • Able to participate in estimation activities and are encouraged to identify opportunities to maximise test benefit within the team
  • Provide assurance at team retrospectives and planning sessions to ensure test best practice, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to
About the job

Contract Type: Permanent

Focus: Software Development/Engineering

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Location: London

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum + 5% Bonus

Industry: IT

Full-time status: Yes