QA Automation Engineer - Advanced Resource Managers Limited : Job Details

QA Automation EngineerLocation: WestminsterSalary £60,000 - £65,000What you'll be doing:* 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 where required.* Working collaboratively with developers to design and test stubs* Ensure the team define tests to validate NFR's 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 this is 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* Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience working in Agile delivery teams using TDD with Java and be able to work autonomously.* Experience of PACT frameworks that enable Consumer Driven Contract testing is desirable* Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in Automation Testing process* Exposure to command line and scripting languages for at least one OS (Windows or Linux)* Good coding skills (SOLID, DI, Design Patterns, etc.)* Able to unit test the framework builtWhat we're looking for:* Strong relevant experience as a QA Automation Engineer* Experience and knowledge of API testing and the use of Postman* Cypress* Docker for running the Cypress container* Working with Gitlab for storage of all developed test automation* TDD Using Junit* SonarQube* Jenkins* Splunk

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This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.