BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber, and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect, and understand complex data, enabling governments, armed forces, and commercial businesses to unlock digital advantage in demanding environments.
Job Title: Test Automation Engineer
Location: Leeds, hybrid - You will be required to go to the Leeds office 1-2 days per week. Travel to other sites may also be necessary. Please discuss options with your recruiter.
Grade: GG10
Referral Bonus: £5000
What you'll be doing
* Analyzing test requirements, designing and producing reusable test scripts, and specifying environment, data, and tool requirements.
* Overcoming development obstacles to deliver quality testing on time.
* Reviewing test artifacts produced by peers.
* Reviewing test results and modifying the test suite as necessary.
* Defining and creating test cases from non-functional specifications.
* Designing and executing functional, performance, and security test scripts.
* Analyzing requirements for test automation, designing, and implementing technical solutions, and reviewing scope and execution of unit and integration tests.
* Working closely with engineers to ensure their work is testable and understood.
* Executing exploratory testing where scripted testing is inadequate.
Your skills and experiences
* Knowledge of API Testing (REST Assured).
* Experience with at least one automated testing tool (preferably Selenium WebDriver or Cucumber).
* Proficiency in Java.
* Experience testing UI and large data sets.
* Knowledge of microservices architecture.
Other desirable skills
* Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, Postgres.
* Familiarity with BDD and TDD tools.
* Awareness of accessibility standards.
Benefits
Competitive pension, employee share plans, flexible health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potential annual incentives.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place to make a real difference. We value diversity, integrity, and merit, and support inclusivity. If you have a disability or health condition, discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.
Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions based on nationality and residency. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with some roles requiring higher security vetting.
Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
We embrace hybrid working, allowing flexibility in when and where we work to balance professional and personal life. Diversity and inclusion are core to our success, fostering a culture where varied perspectives and backgrounds drive excellence.
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