Automation Test Analyst | S2 | Payments Technology | Milton Keynes

Santander USA; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution is seeking an Automation Test Analyst to join their Payments & Open Banking IT team in Milton Keynes. The role involves implementing and executing automation testing strategies across various applications, collaborating with vendors, and devising strategies to ensure thorough test coverage. The ideal candidate will be skilled in automation testing, Java, and Agile methodologies, and brings extensive experience in delivering quality assurance within a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Benefits

£500 annual cash allowance for benefits

Discretionary performance-related bonus

8% employer pension contribution

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Digital health services access

Qualifications

• Expert in automation testing for Web and API.
• Excellent programming skills in Java and experience with automation tools.
• Extensive experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Implement automation testing strategies for Payments & Open Banking.
• Collaborate with vendors to incorporate quality into E2E testing.
• Develop metrics and maintain reports for senior management.

Skills

Automation testing

Java

Selenium

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Tools

Jenkins

Postman

Jira

Job description

Automation Test Analyst | S2 | Payments Technology | Milton Keynes

Country: United Kingdom

Join our community:

A fantastic opportunity has been made available to join the Core IT Payments & Open Banking Centre of Excellence (CoE) as an Automation Test Analyst. This is a very exciting time for the Payments IT Team as we transform how we operate within the Bank alongside group entities such as PagoNxt, and digitally transform our technical architecture to meet evolving customer expectations and industry changes (such as ISO20022).We service all our internal and external customer’s Payments needs in a secure, reliable and innovative manner.

The successful candidate will be part of the Core Payments & Open Banking IT test team, reporting to the test lead, and will own the implementation and execution of the payments & open banking automation testing strategy across a number of different applications/systems.

You will help shape our organisation and develop our exceptional people to meet the constantly changing environment that we operate in as we drive radical transformation and simplification across our systems. If you share our passion for technology and payments, come join us and deliver!

The difference you’ll make:

• Implementing the automation testing (design and execute framework and scripts) for Payments & Open Banking for SIT, UAT and E2E, including performance testing

• Working with our vendors such as PagoNxt to assess quality of deliverables and incorporate into E2E testing within Santander UK estate

• Developing strategies withthe test lead, in collaboration with the Testing Centre of Excellence, to ensure every business flow has automated coverage

• Promoting team efficiency by adopting a hybrid work approach of manual & automation testing, as and when the need arises

• Collating stats, findings and clear remedial actions in reports for senior management, supporting the achievement of the QA end deliverables

What you’ll bring:

• Expert in automation testing for Web, API (Restful API), mobile app with experience in mobile device farm testing

• Excellent in Java, Selenium, Cucumber andtools such as Git, Jenkins, Postman, Confluence, Jira, X-ray execution and reporting

• Extensive experience on agile methodologies implementing CI/CD including TDD/BDD

• Proficient at working with peers and stakeholders to ensure thorough test coverage, design, execution and defect controls for SIT, UAT and E2E testing

• Skilled in building metrics and automated systems for gathering/analysing quality checkpoints towards management reviews

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Experience with building and running J Meter performance tests

• Understanding of UK Payments flows and/or Open Banking

• Experience of collaborating with multiple suppliers

• Passion for being well-informed with market trends in automation tools and technologies

What else you need to know:

• This is a permanent role based in Milton Keynes.

• We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

• If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.

• We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well asasalary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

• £500annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platformincluding retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing inour shareplans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

What to do next:

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email. You can contact us at [e-mail].