Automation Test Lead

Capgemini; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini seeks an Automation Test Lead to oversee quality assurance for a benefit line's digitalization. This hybrid role requires leading test designs, managing testing frameworks, and mentoring team members, with opportunities for professional development in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience with Java 17, Spring Boot 3, AWS, MongoDB.
• Proficiency in Selenium, BDD with Cucumber.
• Experience leading testing initiatives in an agile team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and execution of test scenarios.
• Supervise testing of Java Spring Boot microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines and CASA framework.

Skills

Java

Selenium

Cucumber

AWS

MongoDB

Node JS

Leadship

Problem Solving

Education

No specific degree mentioned

Tools

Docker

Maven

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Automation Test Lead to ensure the quality and reliability of features for the digitalisation of a benefit line on the account. Experience with Java Spring Boot microservices, MongoDB, and Node JS frontend services is required.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

Your role

• Lead the design, development, and execution of Java and BDD test scenarios.
• Oversee the documentation of test cases, scenarios, and results.
• Coordinate with the development team to resolve defects.
• Guide requirement capture and provide testing expertise.
• Supervise testing of Java Spring Boot microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Manage testing of JS Node frontend services.
• Implement Cucumber and Selenium for BDD testing.
• Ensure thorough unit, component, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Review and approve test plans and results.
• Mentor team members on MongoDB and NoSQL databases.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines and CASA framework.
• Lead accessibility, performance, and security testing initiatives.
• Utilize Docker and Maven for testing.
• Ensure adherence to web standards and GOV.UK design system.
• UK national with a British passport

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

• Advanced proficiency in Java 17, Spring Boot 3, AWS, MongoDB.
• Extensive experience with Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit, RestAssured.
• Strong familiarity with Confluence, Jira, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Expertise in Gitlab and Terraform.
• Exceptional problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Superior communication and leadership skills in an agile team.
• Excellent documentation and mentoring skills.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does 'Get The Future You Want' mean for you?

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Management or, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

When you join Capgemini, you don’t just start a new job. You become part of something bigger.

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