QA Automation Engineer
Birmingham/Hybrid - £50-55k
My client is an award-winning company, proving technology solutions across the globe! Due to their rapid growth, they are now seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join their talented team and create phenomenal solutions for an exceptional list of clients! You will have a background in both manual and automated testing, to join my client QA function to develop and execute exploratory and automated tests on large-scale cloud-hosted applications and client SDKs to ensure product quality.
Daily activities
You will be working with Product Management and Engineering Teams to assist in the definition of functional and non-functional requirements for product/service functionality. Develop appropriate and maintainable automated tests for functional and regression testing. You will Translate functional requirements into test scripts and execute as required. Assist the development/engineering teams with estimating, prioritising, and planning. Act as a champion of quality within the team, highlighting risks and needs when implementing products and services.
Requirements
What you need?
•Solid background in manual and automated testing.
•Familiarity with at least one test automation framework and programming language.
•Familiarity with software configuration management (SCM) concepts and version control systems, especially Git.
Desirables
•Knowledge of JavaScript, Gauge, Taiko, GitLab.
•Familiarity with Unix/Linux systems, including scripting skills.
•Experience of testing GUIs across multiple platforms and devices.
•Experience of testing APIs and SDKs.
•Experience of load/performance testing.
•Experience of security/penetration testing.
•Media, broadcast or OTT industry experience.