Test Automation Engineer

Infotel UK; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company in the UK is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to design and maintain automated testing solutions for high-quality software. The ideal candidate has strong Java skills and experience with automated testing in Agile environments. This position offers flexible work hours and emphasizes a collaborative company culture.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Training and Career Progression

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in test engineering.
• Experience in Agile environments.
• SC Security Clearance (or eligibility) required.

Responsibilities

• Automated testing of deployments to cloud environments (e.g. AWS, EKS).
• Improve quality of infrastructure deployments through automated testing.
• Perform chaos testing of deployments.

Skills

Automated testing

Test engineering best practices

Java (11/17/21)

CI/CD pipelines

Performance testing

Infrastructure-as-Code testing

Security testing

Front-end testing frameworks (Selenium)

Tools

Docker

Cucumber

REST Assured

WireMock

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Test Automation Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining automated testing solutions that ensure the delivery of high-quality, secure, and reliable software.

This role requires a strong technical background in test engineering, excellent collaboration skills, and a proven ability to work in fast-paced Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Automated testing of deployments to cloud environments (e.g. AWS, EKS etc.) through pipelines
• Improving the quality of infrastructure deployments through automated testing - reducing issues arising after deployment.
• Test the actual instance/infrastructure itself and less the application that is being deployed
• Testing instances to make sure they have been deployed correctly and are working as expected.
• Chaos testing of deployments/instances to make sure that they behave as expected if an instance goes down for some reason.
• Define the approach for setting up the test infrastructure and use the outputs to drive technical improvements.
• Communicate with other teams and share technical resources, knowledge and lessons learned (with regards to testing automation)
• Infrastructure-as-Code testing principles.
• Strong knowledge of test engineering best practices.
• Experience with functional and non-functional testing (performance, security, accessibility, etc.).
• Skilled in systems integration testing and microservices/API testing.
• Hands-on experience with security testing and understanding of associated risks.
• Proficiency in performance testing methodologies and tools.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain automated test suites.
• Experience with test infrastructure tools such as Docker and containerisation.
• Strong understanding of TDD and BDD principles.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation in build and deployment workflows.
• Strong Java (11/17/21) development experience and knowledge of the Spring Boot framework.
• Experience with test frameworks such as Cucumber, REST Assured, and WireMock.
• Hands-on knowledge of front-end testing frameworks such as Selenium.
• Experience in accessibility testing in line with WCAG standards.
• SC Security Clearance (or eligibility) required to access production logs.

Desired Attributes

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills, able to clearly convey technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to identifying risks, issues, and improvements.
• Passion for continuous learning, technology, and quality assurance.

What we offer

• A company culture based on respect, transparency, and equality.
• Flexible work hours and hybrid remote work.
• 25 days\' holiday plus bank holidays
• Training and Career Progression

Sharing the culture

Infotel UK is an equal opportunity employer, and we pride ourselves on our diversity. That includes your gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, or disability status.

We have an incredible team ethic; we work together to consistently deliver for our clients. We host after-work gatherings and other in-house events to ensure our team members develop strong relationships and enjoy their work environment.

Join the Infotel UK Team!

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing global company and leverage your expertise to achieve exceptional results.

Apply today with your CV! All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality