Batch Test Specialist - Test Automation For Data And Analytics

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology consultancy in the UK is looking for a Batch Test Specialist for a 6-month contract. You will work in an Agile team to design automation test strategies and ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in test automation for data platforms, strong stakeholder management skills, and familiarity with CI/CD tools. Competitive daily rates provided.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a collaborative agile environment.
• Test automation for data and analytics platforms, ideally including SAS Viya 4.
• Scripting skills in Python, Shell, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning.
• Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and Business Analysts.
• Design and implement automation test strategies for SAS Viya applications.

Skills

Test automation for data and analytics platforms

Stakeholder Management

Agile methodologies

Scripting skills in Python or Shell

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Selenium

PyTest

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

Batch Test Specialist – 6 month initial contract – £470 to £483 per day - Inside IR35 – Hybrid working from Telford

Key Sklills

• Test automation for data and analytics platforms
• SC Clearable

Key Responsibilities

• Working as part of an Agile team participate in ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, retrospectives, demos and reporting.
• Utilise strong Stakeholder Management and communication skills to collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and Business Analysts to ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements and technical specifications
• Ensure that appropriate automation tooling is implemented and utilised to meet business and technical needs.
• Design and implement automation test strategies and plans for SAS Viya 4 applications, for UI based Visual Analytics (VA) and Intelligent Decisioning (ID), as well as for integration testing of data pipelines.
• Develop and maintain test scripts using appropriate automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, PyTest, JUnit) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Confirm the test data strategy to be used
• Maintain and evolve the test automation suite to support regression, performance, and integration testing.
• Support the integration of test automation into Git-based CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in test environments, including SAS Viya containerized deployments (e.g., OpenShift, Kubernetes).
• Contribute to test data management and environment provisioning strategies
• Ensure that appropriate defect management is undertaken
• Ensure results and progress are clearly articulated to relevant stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in: Working in a collaborative agile environment
• Test automation for data and analytics platforms, ideally including SAS Viya 4.
• Assuring the appropriate tool selection for both business and technical needs
• Setting the strategy and approach for both UI and System Integration based automation
• Knowledge of REST API's and testing API endpoints
• Scripting skills in Python, Shell, or similar languages and associated frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems (e.g., Git, Jenkins, GitLab).
• Data Management and profiling
• Setting test direction for the automation team
• Strong Communication and Stakeholder Management skills
• Strong Problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with SAS Viya architecture and components (VA, ID, CAS etc)
• Understanding of containerized environments and orchestration tools (e.g Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)