Test Automation Specialist

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


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


• 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


• 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.