Test Automation Engineer

Computacenter; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company seeks an experienced Test Automation Engineer in Hatfield to join their Test & Validation Management team. Suitable candidates should possess a strong background in PowerShell, hold at least 3-4 years experience, and demonstrate excellent communication within Agile frameworks. You'll prioritize automation solutions to enhance efficiency and engage with key stakeholders, showcasing your technical expertise in various platforms.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing benefits including a virtual GP service

Option to buy additional holiday

Exclusive discounts from technology partners

Qualifications

• 3+ years of support and/or development experience required.
• Strong understanding of agile principles and automation.
• In-depth knowledge of PowerShell is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop scripted solutions and review requirement documentation.
• Act as a SME and support end users with benefit leveraging.
• Continual delivery of new applications/features to a high quality.

Skills

PowerShell

Agile Design Principles

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

AWS

Azure

Job description

Location: UK - Hatfield, UK - Milton Keynes, UK - Nottingham | Job-ID: 214113 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: Information Technology

Life on the team

Role title: Test Automation Engineer
Location: Hatfield, Nottingham or Milton Keynes (on-site full time)
Duration: Permanent

Additional Comments: You should already have, or the ability to undertake Security Clearance

Computacenter is looking for an experienced Test Automation Engineer who will join our Test & Validation Management team supporting major customers. The role will be UK based to provide support to secure customers.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-4 years’ experience, ideally with a track record of developing scripted solutions for IT Operational Teams within PowerShell. You will be a key member of the team, developing and maintaining the automation codebase, responsible for leading the support of tools/automations for key customers, automating existing test scenarios to deliver solutions for both internal and customer systems. You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, work within an agile framework and have strong organisation and problem-solving skills, whilst also having the ability to assess and prioritise tasks without close supervision.

You’ll also get:

A competitive basic salary

• The option to buy additional holiday
• Health and wellbeing benefits including a virtual GP service
• Exclusive discounts from our technology partners (HP, Dell, Apple etc)
• And much more…….

If you think this could be you, and you’d enjoy working for a leading global technology business, then apply today!

What you’ll do

• Develop scripted solutions to replace / supplement business processes.
• Review requirement documentation and develop workflow-based automation.
• Act as a SME for number of solutions developed by the team and support/assist end users to leverage complete benefit of the solution.
• Continual delivery of new applications / features to a high quality by consistently reviewing other developers code and communicating / providing feedback when required.
• Stakeholder engagement will be key, and you will establish and maintain good relationships with the stakeholders both internally and in the customer organisation, and the various service delivery teams within Computacenter.
• Champion Automation within the organisation.

What you’ll need

• Install and configure solutions for the new customer and assist internal and external users with support queries.
• Participate with the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of applications/automations
• Provide suggestions for process and product improvement
• Oversee and ensure the quality code from other developers in the team
• Understand the principles of good software design development and be able to communicate those to the team
• Working to SLAs and deadlines
• Prioritising and managing several tasks at a single time
• Establishing a good working relationship with wider teams and customers alike
• Keeping up to date with advancements in technology
• Document writing / process creation

Key Requirements

Essential

• 3+ years of support and / or development experience
• A strong understanding of agile design principles
• Working in Agile/Scrum environments
• In depth knowledge of PowerShell
• Basic understanding of C#, .NET
• Experience of using a source code control system (Azure Devops, Git, Bitbucket)
• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Confidence to challenge existing design practices and processes
• Excellent decision making/problem solving skills
• Ability to write unit tests and feature tests
• Experience contributing to a DevOps environment (testing, CI, CD, automation)
• Awareness of automation principles and market leading automation software

• Holds current driving licence and able and willing to drive

Desirable

• Omnissa Workspace One (previously VMware)
• Inflectra Rapise
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Azure Devops
• Azure Automation
• Python, Ansible, Shell Scripting
• Knowledge of ITIL, ISO 20000 & ISO 27000

Please note, this role requires SC clearance, so you'll need to meet the SC eligibility criteria to apply.

About us

With over 20,000 employees across the globe, we work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology, and helping our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure in over 70 countries. We deliver digital technology to some of the world’s greatest organisations, driving digital transformation, enabling people and their business.