QA Automation Engineer

Having built a strong foundation, the team are now looking for an additional QA Automation Engineer to ensure the product features are valuable for people and easy to use, and will have a passion for translating complex problems into simple usable solutions that meet both client and business needs.

You will move into a fast growth and collaborative production team that have championed a cutting edge and automated testing environment, creating a seamless product release and deployment

Summary of Position

• Work as part of cross functional agile team to ensure quality is driven into the heart of the development process from requirements stage through to delivery.
• Represent the interest of the customer and the experience of the end user during the delivery process
• Participate in agile ceremonies (Stand Ups, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives etc).
• Collaborate with developers in problem spaces to pair-test functionalities and debug issues.
• Write and review test code to ensure high standards in terms of test coverage, as well resilience, maintainability, and performance of test automation suite
• Apply risk assessment methods to identify quality risks and impact and, where possible, take appropriate mitigating measures.
• Log defects in a clear and understandable manner, and work with the Product team to triage and prioritize defects for resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Proficiency in Object Oriented Programming language – Java
• Experience testing mobile platforms, specifically iOS and Android.
• Hands-on experience working with mobile test automation tools, specifically Appium; IDEs such as XCode, Android
• Practical experience testing Webservices/RESTful APIs with tools such as Postman or RESTAssured
• Experience with iterative Lean/Agile methodologies e.g., Scrum or Kanban.
• Prior experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitrise etc.
• Knowledge of version control with GIT and a good understanding of branching and merging concepts.

Working Structure

• They are currently working from home
• You will have the option of working in their City office

Salary

• £45,000 – £55,000
• Discretionary Bonus

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