Automation Test Lead

Automation Test Lead (JavaScript) / £400pd (Outside IR35) / 6 Months / Remote

An Automation Test Lead is required to work for a company that is going through a large transformational programme of work.

Role and Responsibilities

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  You will be responsible for ensuring the test framework and technical test solution is well scoped, monitored and documented.

  
  


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  You will write automated tests to support projects, driving confidence in software releases.

  
  


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  You will be testing a combination of UI, API, Database, configuration and units of code.

  
  


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  You will keep QA best practice standards up to date, along with supporting documentation for service support, team onboarding/training and ongoing maintenance.

  
  


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  You will also be responsible for analysing bugs across the stack and ensuring that suitable tests are set up to avoid regression and identify the root cause.

  
  


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  You will provide insights with the latest approaches to software engineering and be given the opportunity to improve and update the QA stack as appropriate.

  
  


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  You will participate in regular R&D, using cutting edge tech to prototype innovative approaches to business/technical goals.

  
  

Essential Experience:

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  You have to know what good looks like and be able to build out automation approaches

  
  


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  You have solid experience with Selenium based testing frameworks and be able to build and structure automated test.

  
  


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  You have experience of writing JavaScript & an understanding of object orientated programming.

  
  


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  You will understand and identify Acceptance Criteria with Product Owners and teams.

  
  


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  You have a solid understanding of unit, integration and cross browser testing approaches.

  
  


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  You will have experience on BDD practices and associated tools like SpecFlow.

  
  


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  You have experience of using cross browser testing services like Browserstack Automate or SourceLabs.

  
  


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  You are confident in implementing and testing APIs with Postman, Katalon or similar.

  
  


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  You are able to collaborate with Team Leads to align best practices & QA automation practices.

  
  


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  You have experience with continuous Integration and DevOps tools and practices with a view on Continuous Deployment.

  
  


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  You have experience with basic development tools like git and ADO.

  
  


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  You are able to communicate technical information to non-technical people as needed.

  
  


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  You have a solid understanding of unit, integration and cross browser testing approaches.

  
  


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  You have experience with continuous delivery and DevOps best practices and how QA plays its part.

  
  


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  You have experience with continuous integration practices with a view on how QA can assist with Continuous Deployment strategies.