Senior Automation Test Engineer

We are currently recruiting for Senior Automation Test Engineers to work a 12-month contract for our client 3 days per week on-site in Leeds. We are seeking candidates with extensive Typescript and automation (functioning) experience and demonstrable leadership skills in driving change (and so must have managed/led a team). We are also open to candidates with non-functioning testing experience - either performance or accessibility.

Description:

• Undertake test planning activity including discovery capture, test definition and the estimation of test effort as part of a broader risk-based approach.
• Identify and raise awareness of risks arising from the automation test results
• Identify new and implement existing test frameworks to improve confidence in testing
• Be proficient in a range of coding languages
• Advise other team members in testing practices.

Skills:

• Design and execute a wide range of functional and non-functional testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to make decisions on the environment for testing.
• Identify defects, alerting the business to them, and help prioritise them based on defect severity.
• Working knowledge of different tools and techniques and ability to train others and advise on testing techniques and frameworks.
• Ability to think creatively, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team.
• Lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes.
• Drive the collection of information and creation of recommendations for improvements.

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.