Immediate Start - Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - VML South Africa

Description

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration.

With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology.

Automation Test Lead needed to join us on a permanent or contract basis.

Automation Test Lead with experience working with commerce applications is required to join our Testing team on a contract basiss.

Create and implement a comprehensive automation test strategy tailored for large and complex test delivery with a focus on commerce implementations.

Evaluate, implement, and provide training on automation tools, ensuring their effective utilization in testing activities.
Review and enforce coding standards, ensuring teams adhere to best practices in test automation.

Cultivate strong and trusted relationships with key stakeholders at the client, collaborating effectively to align testing strategies with project goals.

Take the lead in developing automated test scripts for functional, API, and regression testing.
Proven experience leading an automation team.
Extensive expertise in GUI, web services, mobile, and compatibility test automation.
Experience testing both monolith and composable commerce cloud-based implementations.
Demonstrated ability to define and implement effective automation strategies.
Experience coaching and mentoring team members in test automation practices.
Work knowledge and experience within an Agile Scrum team environment.
Identify data requirements and implement tests to ensure comprehensive automation coverage.
Proficient in using version control software tools such as Github, Bitbucket, or similar.
Experience working in Scrum of Scrum teams.
Experience testing eCommerce platforms like HCL Commerce, Salesforce, and Magento.

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills.

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide:
marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms.

With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury's, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co.

We've built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia.

As our business grows internationally, we're looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world.

we share in our client's successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond.

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