Senior Automation Tester

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We're also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1. 

We've been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023. 

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We're focused on our core values; using these we've seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally. 

You may have been working as a Senior Software Engineer in Test, Senior Test Engineer or Test Analyst who is confident in their ability performing automation testing. You will be responsible for designing and implementing automated tests using various tools for client applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading a scrum team and own complete delivery of that scrum.
• Managing Test creation, execution, defects, retests, sync with BAs for requirement clarity.
• Build automation using selenium, Java and Cypress tool.
• Representing team in all scrum meetings and own the discussion.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings.
• Defining and execute test strategies and test plan.
• Develop Automation framework and maintain automated test scripts for various applications.
• Test case review and automation code review.
• E2E system automation by adopting automation strategy and best practices of automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and ensure test coverage.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Reviewing test environments and processes to facilitate continuous improvement and maintenance of quality standards.
• Providing test estimates

• Total 5-7 years of manual + Automation QA experience, out of which 3 years of recent working experience in selenium+Java and Cypress automation.
• Hands-on experience on creating automation framework and Implementation.
• Working in Agile and deep understanding of Agile working and understanding of agile terms (Velocity, Burndown, Scrum, Sprint, Product backlog and Sprint Backlog, Retro, story points etc)
• Strong testing concepts in different types of testing, their dependencies and stages
• Demonstrated experience of Automated Quality Assurance: Deliver overnight, cross-browser, functional, non-functional, API, integration and acceptance tests.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI).
• Experience in Test scope understanding, Test UserStory/Task/subtask creation
• Experience in Test case review and automation code review
• Good understanding of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and RESTful APIs.
• Delivered front end cross-browser automated functional testing, exploratory, systems integration and user acceptance testing.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI).
• Confident with building and maintaining frameworks in one or more of these languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, or C#
• · Experience with other test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, WebDriver, JUnit).
• Any performance testing experience or other non-functional testing experience would be added advantage.
• Testing Tools and Technologies: Appium, Docker, Kubernetes, Postman, Jenkins, Java, Eclipse / IntelliJ IDEA, Linux, TestNG, Selenium, SQL
• Very good Database testing experience, writing queries, views, joins etc..

Additional Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and outstanding analytical and Problem-solving skills.
• Analytical and Problem-solving skill

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability. 

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology. 

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat. 

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.