Overview

Position Title: Automation QA Engineer

Company: BT

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Job Description:

In this job, you’ll be responsible for the test automation approach and methodology for quality assurance of BT/EE platform solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Define the test automation driven QA approach and methodology for BT/EE platform solutions
  • Be Agile, Test Driven and a highly technical tester.
  • Steering the direction of the automation test framework
  • You will work directly with Technical Architects and define automation strategy, write plans but can still deliver hands on technically. Whether that be API testing or building test frameworks from scratch.
  • Analyse competitive products and technologies with appropriate suggestions to influence product / technology direction. Collaborate with test and development engineers on application & testing architecture, to ensure that the approaches and technologies applied to the current implementation are sound and fit for purpose.
  • Coordinating the tasks within sprints and looking at ways to automate manual activities within software delivery process.
  • Design / architect and implement regular robust full build / deploy / test automation process across our digital platforms along with sub system integrations
  • Coordinating test automation activities within projects, including planning and delivering the test phases on time and within budget while meeting all quality objectives.
  • Understanding of programming principles and best practice (e.g. DRY, SOLID for creating re-usable code, best practice etc)
  • Own the end to end code quality and code performance KPI’s
  • Proactive monitoring of Production Estate code.

Requirements:

  • Automation testing experience (Minimum 5 years)
  • Drive efficient ways of working and operating model
  • Worked with Service Virtualisation of Enterprise level API driven front and backend systems
  • Expertise in testing methodologies, test management and associated practices
  • Good communication skills of test status across engineering team and stakeholders
  • Knowledge of Java, JavaScript, React, NodeJS, Spock, GEB, Selenium and mobile technologies
  • Expertise with automated testing tools (such as Applitools, Cypress.io, TestCafe, Selenium, Karma, Saucelabs / Browserstack)
  • Background in DevOps tooling for execution of automation tests such as Jenkins, GIT, PAAS, Monitoring / Log aggregation
  • Experience of integrating test scripts into Continuous Integration Pipelines
  • Working knowledge of JIRA / Confluence
  • Understanding of complex Headless / Serverless front end testing requirements

About BT

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