Our client is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to join their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in an agile, energising environment where innovation is at the forefront. The successful candidate will have the chance to lead critical and lateral thinking for test design, collaborate with developers, and contribute to a collective focus on user experience. With a commitment to wellbeing, flexible working, and generous leave offerings, this role provides ample opportunities for growth, learning, and career development.
What you'll do:
As a Senior Automation Tester, you will play a pivotal role in leading critical and lateral thinking for test design. Your excellent communication skills will be utilised as you collaborate with developers and foster a common understanding of business requirements within your team. You will also contribute significantly towards enhancing user experience. Engaging in agile ceremonies will be part of your daily routine while also supporting non-testing tasks to meet team commitments. Your leadership skills will shine as you guide testing principles and practices within your team. Staying abreast with the latest trends in testing, agile practices, and emerging technologies will be crucial for solution delivery.
- Lead critical and lateral thinking for test design, ensuring effective risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with developers to create automated checks using existing tools.
- Foster a common understanding of business requirements within your agile team.
- Clearly communicate defects to the business and your agile team.
- Contribute to a collective focus on user experience.
- Engage in agile ceremonies while supporting non-testing tasks to meet team commitments.
- Lead testing principles and practices within your agile team.
- Stay current with updates in testing, agile practices, and emerging technologies for solution delivery.
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for the Senior Automation Tester role brings along extensive automation testing experience in an agile environment. Your strong communication and leadership skills will enable you to effectively collaborate with developers and other team members. Proficiency in reading and debugging code for white-box testing such as AWS and React is essential. Your expertise in UI and API testing, coupled with your ability to create and maintain automation test suites using various testing frameworks, will be highly valued. Proficiency in programming languages such as Typescript, Java, Groovy is a must. Familiarity with DevOps practices and principles will further enhance your candidacy.
- 7+ years of automation testing experience in an agile environment.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to read and debug code for white-box testing: AWS, React.
- Proficiency in UI and API testing.
- Expertise in creating and maintaining automation test suites using various testing frameworks: Playwright, Cypress, Mocha/Jest.
- Proficiency in programming languages: Typescript, Java, Groovy.
- Experience with source code management systems - Ex: git, Bitbucket, Github.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and principles.
What sets this company apart:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a company that values bold thinking and brave steps. They are committed to creating an environment where people want to work, and customers want to engage. They pride themselves on their culture and their commitment to helping individuals find their way. With a focus on wellbeing, flexible working, and generous leave offerings, they provide ample opportunities for growth, learning, and career development.
What's next:
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