Location: Melton (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £55,000
Working Hours: 09:00 17:30
X-on Health provides a unique blend of advanced cloud-based telephony and deep clinical integrations to over half of the GP surgeries in England. These solutions improve patient access, GP workflow efficiency and provide rich data insights and analytics.
We are looking for someone with good depth of experience who can help us define a test automation framework that fits well between our unit test coverage and the manual testing that we currently have in place. The purpose of the role is to reduce our manual testing overhead and provide a robust, future-proof test automation framework that adds confidence in quality, and increasing value to the team.
On joining the company, the ideal team member will be able to learn and understand the architecture of the platform and the products we develop. They will be able to identify areas where test automation would be a good fit considering repetitive regression testing, API functional tests (potentially with mocked data), and other areas where automation will provide good value for effort.
Responsibilities
Work to understand our architecture and products
Define a test automation strategy that aims to deliver long-lived value and is relevant and appropriate for our architecture and products.
Implement the strategy using an appropriate framework coupled with industry standard, well-supported tooling
Develop and maintain reusable test assets for the functional and non-functional testing of our products and services
Develop CI/CD automation integration where applicable (with support)
Work closely with product development and platform teams to establish a good level of test coverage per the strategy
Understand and translate requirements (user stories, bugs, tasks etc.) into automated tests
Coordinate with teams on release management activities
Defect management activities
Trend analysis and reporting for automation framework
Advocate for, and implement best test practices within the group
Mentor other members of the team in test automation development
Stay up-to-date with new and modern testing tools and test strategies
Comply with the companys Health & Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI & DSP policies and procedures
Skills required
Essential
Working experience setting up greenfield test automation frameworks
Knowledge of test design patterns
Experience testing APIs and web applications
Programming skills in a well-supported test automation framework language
Expertise in the application of test automation framework tools (e.g. Playwright, Selenium, JMeter, Postman)
Deep understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, DevOps)
Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, levels and types
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
Strong attention to detail
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Desired
Working experience of applying AI validation techniques
Knowledge of Telecommunications technology
Experience testing desktop applications (Electron)
Benefits
25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday/equivalent
Cycle to Work Scheme
Winter Flu Jabs
Free On-Site Parking
Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support
£1,000 employee referral bonus
Social benefits (paid social events)
Buy Holiday Scheme
Employee Assistance Program
Discount on Health Insurance
Annual Salary Review
Enhanced Company Sick Pay
Monthly pizza in the office (Hybrid employees) / coffee voucher (Remote employees)
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SCG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010.
We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process
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