Role Title: Automation Tester
Clearance: Requires Active SC
Rate: £400 Inside IR35
Location: Hybrid, 2 days onsite per week in one of the following locations
(Manchester OR Leeds OR Blackpool, Sheffield OR Newcastle)
Duration: 6 months
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver comprehensive, robust, and reliable automated test frameworks and suites to cover business requirements.
- Identify and resolve defects or issues preventing the delivery of Test Engineering activities.
- Maintain full traceability of defects, tests, and requirements.
- Design, build, and maintain an effective test infrastructure.
- Create and maintain documentation within the test automation code base.
- Stay updated with the latest technical test tools and apply them where beneficial.
- Review and update the test suite to reflect current best practices and reduce technical debt.
- Develop and maintain reusable libraries and services.
- Communicate and share technical resources, knowledge, and lessons learned with other teams.
- Contribute to the production of test approaches and reporting mechanisms agreed upon with senior stakeholders.
- Ensure usability, accessibility, security, stability, and capacity are Embedded in the development of citizen services.
- Collaborate with other teams in the Software Development Lifecycle to drive technical solutions.
- Apply Agile principles in practice and use Agile tools intelligently.
- Design and build technical setups and working methods for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment practices.
- Review test practices and implement improvements.
- Participate in community discussions around the latest technology trends, tools, and best practices within Test Engineering.
- Commit to continuous personal development, learning, and training.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to Test Engineering team members.
- Support recruitment-related activities when required.
Technical Skills Required
Key Criteria:
- Accessibility Testing - Strong experience as a QA on accessibility testing to GOV.uk standard
- Pattern Identification and Problem Solving:
- Identify simple patterns and trends.
- Investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes and recommend solutions.
- Work with stakeholders to identify objectives and potential benefits.
- Test Conditions and Risk Analysis:
- Review requirements and specifications to define test conditions.
- Identify issues and risks associated with work.
- Analyse and report test activities and results.
- Non-Functional Test Case Design:
- Design and execute non-functional test cases using standard testing techniques.
- Develop different business scenarios for features in collaboration with the team.
- Agile Principles and Tools:
- Apply Agile principles in practice.
- Provide a clear, open, and transparent framework for team delivery.
- Use Agile tools intelligently and visualize the team's work.
- Adapt, reflect, and see outside of the process.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Select and support the most appropriate tool or method.
- Understand and apply core technical concepts related to the role.