Senior Test Automation Engineer

Job Description

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: 

• 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 

Qualifications

• Total 7+ years of manual + Automation QA experience, out of which 3 years of recent working experience in Playwright

• 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 

Additional Information

Why Version 1?  

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

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits  

• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme  

• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance  

• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme  

• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies  

• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat  

• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.  

• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.  

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.     

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.  

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.  

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.  

Video links:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_d3ELTH5zo  

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. 

 We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of  what we do: 

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner 
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business 
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK 
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW 
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW 

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.