Test Automation Engineer

ComXps; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in the UK is looking for a remote testing professional to bring strong Ruby and automation testing experience to their team. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a thorough understanding of various testing techniques. Candidates should also hold an ISTQB Foundation Qualification, with a proactive approach to solving problems during testing. This role provides opportunities for engaging in various projects and possibly attending office days based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in manual testing is beneficial due to diverse projects.
• Strong understanding of agile, waterfall, and hybrid methodologies.
• Demonstrated initiative in problem-solving during testing.

Skills

Ruby experience

Automation testing experience

Good communication skills

Testing techniques knowledge

Initiative in problem-solving

Education

ISTQB Foundation Qualification

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Selenium

Cucumber

SpecFlow

Job description

This role is a perm role.

Location: Remote(possible office days based on business needs).

Clearance: SC

Essential

• Ruby experience
• Automation testing experience
• Some Manual experience would be good due to different projects.
• Must have good comms – may be on stand ups and demos etc.

Essential Competencies

• Strong well developed testing skills and in-depth knowledge of current testing techniques across the test phases (System, System Integration, Regression, UAT, etc)
• Experience and understanding of waterfall, agile and hybrid development methodologies.
• Strong experience and knowledge of testing lifecycle and approaches (e.g. functional / non-functional / automation) and of automation testing using technologies such as Selenium, Cucumber, SpecFlow).
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical communities and “non-technical” senior management (internally and externally).
• Demonstrate initiative in developing solutions to problems encountered during testing
• ISTQB Foundation Qualified

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of a variety of Test Automation Tools
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps (inc Test Manager) and JIRA
• Approachable and motivational character.
• Good commercial awareness.
• Commands respect among peers and managers.
• Exhibits and lives values.
• Excellent communication skills whether verbally, written or presentational.
• Excellent customer-facing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to solve complex problems.