Test Automation Specialist in Edinburgh - CV-Library

Are you an experienced Test Automation Specialist ?

Do you have experience of testing BI/Data Warehouse/Analytics/ETL projects and working in data-driven environments

Have you worked in an Agile environment ?

Would you like to work for a fast growing business that specialises in Business Intelligence & Data Analytics ?

Its a hybrid working role and you will be based from either their London, Leeds, Manchester or Edinburgh office, typically 3 days a week from home and 2 day in office / on client site.

This role requires a strong technical background in test automation, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with developers, business analysts, product owners, QAs/testers, and other stakeholders

Essential skills:

* Significant experience in automation engineering, with a strong background in automation tools, scripting languages, and frameworks

* Strong technical leadership skills, with the ability to guide teams towards successful automation implementation

* Strong understanding of Test Automation toolkits with ability to recommend appropriate solutions for a given client environment

* Experience of delivering in an Agile environment with practical implementation of Agile techniques like; User Stories, Continuous Integration, TDD, ATDD, BDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing etc.

* Experience of testing BI/Data Warehouse/Analytics/ETL projects and working in data-driven environments

* Automating tests covering both Functional and Non-Functional (e.g. Performance, Load, Capacity, Monitoring etc.) requirements/user stories

* Exposure to test automation of networking technologies and API's (REST or SOAP) within data-driven environments

* An aptitude for best practice development and testing standards

* Ability to write tests using a testing framework, for example; JUnit, TestNG, NUnit or equivalent etc.

* Debugging and analysis of system logs

* In depth knowledge of software testing tools, methodologies, and principles

* Exceptional analytical and organisational skills

* Experience in relationship and stakeholder management

* Demonstrated management and leadership capability

Desirable skills:

* Working within a DevOps delivery model

* Knowledge of cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, Google etc.)

* Hands-on experience with one or more of: Selenium, Jenkins, Junit, JMeter, UFT, Loadrunner, HP Performance centre, or other automation tools

* Experience of using test management tools (licensed or open source)

* Financial Services experience

* Ability to take a given problem, understand the impact, and devise appropriate strategies to implement and address

* Team building and team leading

For more information get in touch asap