Agile Test Automation Engineer

Hastings Insurance Services Limited; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital insurance provider in the UK seeks a Testing role focused on automation within agile Scrum Teams. You will define acceptance criteria and ensure quality assurance throughout the development process. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong coding abilities, experience with testing tools like Jira and Selenium, and a passion for Agile methodologies. This role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits aimed at promoting both physical and mental wellbeing.

Benefits

Attractive salary based on experience

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive bonus scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Practical experience working in a Testing role using Automation.
• Experience working in an agile environment, knowledge of at least one agile methodology.
• Strong coding skills to implement automated tests in one or more programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within Scrum Teams while handling multi-disciplinary tasks.
• Participate actively in sprint ceremonies.
• Define Acceptance Criteria for functional and non-functional requirements.

Skills

Testing role using Automation

Agile environment and methodology knowledge

Declarative Gherkin expertise

Strong coding skills (Java, JavaScript, Typescript, C#)

Comfortable with GitHub

User interface automation skills (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress)

API testing capabilities

Continuous integration experience

SQL knowledge

Tools

Jira

Octane

Cucumber

SoapUI

Postman

AzureDevOps

Jenkins

Job description

A leading digital insurance provider in the UK seeks a Testing role focused on automation within agile Scrum Teams. You will define acceptance criteria and ensure quality assurance throughout the development process. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong coding abilities, experience with testing tools like Jira and Selenium, and a passion for Agile methodologies. This role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits aimed at promoting both physical and mental wellbeing.