Automation Test Engineer - Southwark, United Kingdom - AJ Bell

AJ Bell

Verified Company

Southwark, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Due to growth, we are now recruiting an Automation Test Engineer to design and implement test automation frameworks and write automated tests to cover the feature requirements.

Main Responsibilities

Design and implement test automation frameworks and write automated tests to cover the feature requirements
Design and implement API integration tests for Rest and Soap web services both internal and 3rd party providers
Enhance and maintain existing test automation frameworks and suites
Work alongside scrum team members to clarify requirements, ensure end to end and API automation testability, provide feedback on design for new features as well as promote best practice in developing code written with automation in mind
Monitor the continuous integration and continuous deployment pipeline to ensure test automation solutions are integrated throughout our delivery pipeline
Effectively troubleshoot, analyse, isolate and communicate defects discovered as a result of executing automated tests and make recommendations to address the defects
Assess the development process to determine high risk areas and make recommendations on how to mitigate these risks with test automation
Specifying, establishing and managing test data for automation projects across various environments

You must have:

JavaScript, TypeScript,
Knowledge of web and mobile technologies
Experience with test frameworks and automation tools
A passion for test infrastructure, test architecture and CI/CD
Knowledge of CI automation systems to create builds preferably AWS pipelines
Possess an agile mindset, fast to adapt to constant changes and comfortable with it
Ability to work with other developers to ensure that systems are designed for reliability and testability

Experience with any of the below tech is desirable:

Cucumber, Gherkin
Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, Protractor, WebdriverIO, Appium
Jasmine, Chai
SoapUI, Postman,
TeamCity, Jenkins
MongoDB, postgresql
CI/CD/Continuous testing
CDK pipelines
BitBucket, Git
BrowserStack, SauceLab
Pact
BDD, TDD, Unit Testing
Strong development knowledge within either a full stack or back end development experience.
A strong understanding of programming fundamentals such as OOP, inheritance, & composition.
Good understanding of SOLID principles
AWS experience e.g. API gateway & Lambda (Typescript / Node)
Experience with Micro services architecture
Experience working with caching strategies using Redis,
Database experience with mongoDB, mySQL
Good knowledge of the fundamentals of REST API design
Good problemsolving and analytical abilities
Familiarity with CI/CD piplelines
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Previous experience with Amazon AWS & Docker would be beneficial

Core language and platform skills:

One of PHP / C# / Typescript
MySQL, MongoDB
Node
RESTful design
XML / SOAP
JSON
GIT
CI/CD pipelines
Docker

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the UK's largest and best-regarded investment platforms.

Over 440,000 customers currently trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financialfutures.

From our offices in Manchester, London and Bristol, we offer an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience.

There are opportunities for growth and professional development for members wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

What we offer:

- £50,000 - £60,000 starting salary (dependent on experience)

Generous holiday allowance increasing up to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
Holiday buy/sell scheme
Hybrid working policy
Casual dress code
Discretionary bonus
Contributory pension scheme
Dedicated time for proofofconcepts and assessing new tech
Support to attend conferences, events, and meetups
Buy as you earn share scheme
Free share scheme
Paid study support for qualifications
Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one
Bike loan
Season ticket loan portal
Discounted PMI and Dental
Onsite gym and personal trainer led classes
Paid volunteering opportunities
Free social events and more

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010.

All decisions to hire are basedon qualifications, merit and business need.