Job Title
Test Automation Engineer (Front end & API)
Sector
Test consultancy specialising in financial services
Location
Primarily remote with 1 day per month in the consultancy office in Berkshire & client visits when requested
Salary
£45-50,000/annum + benefits
Start Date
We require someone to start immediately
Essential Skills
Playwright (Typescript or JavaScript) and API Automation
Saffron QA is the recruitment partner to a successful and expanding software testing consultancy. The organisation has a reputation for providing high calibre software testing services within the financial services sector.
We are in the market for a Test Automation Engineer with previous experience of designing and developing test automation frameworks in Playwright using either Typescript or JavaScript. We also require someone with good API automation experience and we are open to various tools and programming languages.
The ideal candidate will be keen to progress their career in a consulting environment, where they can contribute to multiple projects, using a range of tools and technologies. You will be responsible for supporting the consultancy on test automation proof of concepts as well as presenting and demoing solutions to clients.
Qualifications & Experience
* Proven experience and ability to create test automation frameworks from scratch using Playwright and JavaScript or Typescript. Cypress automation experience would be beneficial.
* Experience of designing API automation solutions.
* Develop CI Test Pipeline on the creation, maintenance, and improvement of CI tools such as MS Azure, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
* Experience working with version control tools like GIT, GitHub, Bitbucket and Azure Repos.
* Establish and uphold coding standards for automation tools and processes.
* Participate in the continuous improvement of the Quality Engineering process, including the implementation of best practices and automation strategies.
* Create and maintain code and documentation for project work.
* Provide regular status updates and reports on testing progress to the Test Manager and stakeholders.
* Must hold British passport or ILR due to background checking process. No Visa sponsorship available.
Contract
Position is being offered on a 6-month fixed-term contract basis (possible extension or permanent employment options).
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