Overview
Quality Assurance and Testing is an important part of the delivery of digital systems within the Health Research Authority. We have a team of skilled test professionals who make sure quality is delivered in the most effective way. We are looking to add automation engineering skills to our existing team as we value automating as much of the test effort as possible allowing our team of specialists to undertake better evaluations of the overall product set.
Role
As a Senior Test Engineer, you will create and drive the automated test engineering approach within the Research Systems Programme working closely with the Head of Test and other colleagues in the Agile development team. You will determine and implement automation approaches using Playwright (typescript) to assure, measure and build quality into every phase of the software life cycle. This involves developing or enhancing automation frameworks that help deliver scalable tests which are faster, frequent, and continuous. The job also involves performing manual testing where automation is not suitable.
Main duties of the job
* Identify new and implement existing test automation frameworks
* Work on both functional and non-functional areas of complex system(s) built with multiple technologies (Microsoft, PEGA etc)
* Identify and raise awareness of defects, issues, risks arising from the automation test results
* Be proficient in a range of coding languages (C#, .Net, Java, JavaScript, Node, React, Typescript etc)
* Work closely with members of Agile team
* Collaborate with senior test analysts, business to make sure the required business scenarios are covered in the test scripts
* Carry out system, integration and user acceptance testing using manual and automated techniques
* Lead on change impact assessment of all changes ensuring that test coverage mitigates any impact to external stakeholders
* Work with the HRA’s User Acceptance Team representatives and external users to perform acceptance testing of HRA software system changes
* Manage own work within the timelines agreed
* Duties above are not an exhaustive list. The applicant will be expected to perform their duties as per ISTQB best practices (automation & manual)
Applicant requirements
Qualifications - Essential
* Educated to a master’s level or equivalent in IS / IT field or portfolio of equivalent experience demonstrating the ability to work at this level
* Certified in ISTQB Foundation
Qualifications - Desirable
* Certified in ISTQB Technical Test Analyst
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise - Essential
* Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of test tools such as Cucumber, Playwright, K6, JMeter, Browser Stack
* Working knowledge of Software coding language in the Microsoft stack e.g. C#, node.js, JavaScript, Typescript etc
* Working knowledge of any other SQL and relational databases
Experience - Essential
* Experience of working as an automated test engineer within the test team delivering successful outcomes
* Practical experience of testing on .NET, SQL and Microservices architecture – on prem and cloud
Experience - Desirable
* Certified in ISTQB Technical Test Analyst
Analytical and Judgemental Skills - Essential
* Excellent analytical and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise against a background of change and uncertainty to help derive testable scenarios
Knowledge, skills and Expertise - Essential
* Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of testing techniques
* Comprehensive knowledge of code version management tools like GitHub, Azure DevOps
Interpersonal Skills - Essential
* Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to understand and interpret complex information. This requires Written English skills at a level to summarise complex issues into a document and Verbal English skills to be able to articulate procedural issues and comprehend complex discussion.
Other - Essential
* Commitment to inclusivity and valuing diversity
Interpersonal Skills - Essential
* Ability to work within and contribute to a high performing team
Important information
* We are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.
* Applications that do not clearly demonstrate how the essential criteria outlined in the person specification are met will not be shortlisted.
* We do not accept applications via recruitment agencies or other third parties.
* The HRA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should it receive a sufficient number of applications.
* Our fixed term positions are also open to applicants who wish to apply for the role on a secondment basis. Applicants who fit this category are advised to speak with their Line Manager before applying and visit their organisations Secondments Policy.
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