Automation QA Engineer

1 week ago


Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom Alcumus Full time

Job Summary:

The Software Testing Automation Specialist role at Alcumus involves utilising appropriate testing methodologies to develop testing scripts and scenarios for a test level to be executed on a project. This role works in conjunction with the application development effort, ensuring timely delivery within an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensuring the delivery of high-quality, error-free code in relevant languages/platforms.
  • Reviewing requirements and design documents to determine testing effort required.
  • Producing overall test strategies and test plans.
  • Managing the integration testing of releases and reporting progress using test metrics.
  • Designing testing scenarios and test cases to demonstrate conformance to functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Executing tasks related to test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data.
  • Analysing testing process results and recommending solutions.
  • Defining, identifying, collecting, and organising detailed information relating to testing requirements.
  • Interacting with project teams to gain an understanding of business environments, technical contexts, and conformance criteria.
  • Staying current on established tools, techniques, and technologies.
  • Maintaining security, integrity, and business continuity controls and documents.

Requirements:

  • Experience in systems testing dynamic applications across web and mobile platforms.
  • Automating test cases using Cypress, Selenium, or similar tools.
  • Planning and preparation of testing activities.
  • Development of test specifications.
  • Understanding of Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) and software development in an Agile context.
  • Experience with planning tools such as JIRA and associated Agile Software processes.
  • Experience with test planning software, such as TestRail.
  • Competence in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Ability to prioritise and work within deadlines.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Self-motivation.

Desirable Skills:

  • Knowledge of how to build an automation framework from scratch.
  • Understanding of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and where testing fits into pipelines.
  • Experience with tools like Azure or GitHub.
  • Source control management and associated tools, such as GIT.
  • Experience of D365.
  • Knowledge of non-functional testing for example accessibility, performance, and availability and tools to assist with non-functional testing, i.e. JMeter.
  • Running UAT sessions.
  • ISTQB Foundation.
  • Bachelor's in computer engineering.
  • Ability to investigate and recommend appropriate tools.

About Us:

Alcumus provides a mature and flexible 'work your way' culture, generous holiday allowance, a 'giving day' to give back to others, enhanced family-friendly leave (regardless of gender), an employee assistance programme, 24-hour online GP, gym discounts, cover for various healthcare, dental, optical, and wellbeing treatments/services, a cycle to work scheme, and paid time off when physically and mentally unwell.

Fun at Work:

Alcumus encourages a positive and full-of-laughs environment, with charity events, competitions, recognition events, and awards. We encourage our teams to get involved and have fun along the way.



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