Automation Engineer — Agile QA & API Testing

Hastings Direct; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Competitive bonus scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Mental wellbeing support

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Job summary

Hastings Direct is seeking a talented individual to join our CIC team in Leicester, UK. You will work on innovative projects that enhance our digital presence and improve customer engagement.

Your role includes collaborating on Agile sprint teams, ensuring the quality of delivered features, and actively participating in various sprint ceremonies. We value collaboration, creativity, and support for our colleagues, aiming to create an inclusive environment where everyone can succeed.

We offer competitive salaries, flexible working, an annual performance bonus, and comprehensive wellbeing programs.

Qualifications

• Comfortable collaborating on an Agile sprint team (Scrum, Kanban, Safe).
• Familiar with contributing to backlog management and recording activity.
• Strong coding skills for implementing automated tests.

Responsibilities

• Work as an individual collaborator on sprint teams.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and ensure user stories are ready.
• Collaborate to write acceptance criteria and maintain quality.

Skills

Agile collaboration

Test case management

Gherkin

Automated testing (Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#)

Source control (GitHub)

User interface automation (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress)

API testing (SoapUI, Postman)

Tools

Jira

Octane

Selenium

Cucumber

SoapUI

Postman

Job description

Hastings Direct is seeking a talented individual to join our CIC team in Leicester, UK. You will work on innovative projects that enhance our digital presence and improve customer engagement.

Your role includes collaborating on Agile sprint teams, ensuring the quality of delivered features, and actively participating in various sprint ceremonies. We value collaboration, creativity, and support for our colleagues, aiming to create an inclusive environment where everyone can succeed.

We offer competitive salaries, flexible working, an annual performance bonus, and comprehensive wellbeing programs.