Test Automation Lead

West Bromwich Building Society ,
West Bromwich, West Midlands
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Salary: Up to £31,500 per annum depending upon experience

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Test Automation Lead Salary: Circa £31,500 per annum depending upon experience Permanent Location: Head Office The Society is looking to recruit a Test Automation Lead to be responsible for analysing WBBS automation requirements and working with project and IT teams to build, maintain and expand the automation capability and library of scripts. This is a great opportunity for the right individual looking to develop further or seeking a new challenge in their career with the chance to influence and expand automated testing. Key Responsibilities - Work with technical and project teams and test team colleagues to evaluate current and future test automation requirements. - Selecting appropriate test tools and working with test team, project and IT support teams to script and maintain test automation libraries. - Mentor and train team members in test automation scripting and execution as required. - Work closely with Architecture and IT technical teams to forecast automation requirements and improve capability and coverage. - Undertake continuous process improvements. - Work proactively with other team leads to suggest and design improvements and develop the WBBS testing team maturity and capability to TMMi 3 initially. - Ensure compliance with internal audit deliverables and milestones. - Resolve escalations from team leads . Skills & Attributes - Recognised testing qualification i.e. ISTQB. - Experience of working in an Agile and/or DevOps environment. - Extensive demonstrable experience of multi-tier test automation and test methodologies, tools and frameworks, for Agile/DevOps & waterfall test delivery. - Ability to serve as a role model and challenge others to develop. - Ability to understand and interpret business information and metrics. - Experience in test practice improvements – analysing efficiencies and metrics, devising training and progression plans. - Experience in assessing test tool suitability and supplier procurement, negotiation and engagement. - Experience of implementing and maintaining a Test Automation Framework and held a similar role previously - Good working knowledge of current automation tools (ideally including Selenium, Appium, Postman, Cucumber and/or UFT) and technologies, good technical ability and ideally be proficient at scripting in two or more of C#, Python, Javascript, SQL, Ruby and/or Perl. - Ideally mortgage or savings market experience - Good communicator at all levels - Excellent attention to detail What’s in it for you? - Performance related pay scheme - Generous annual leave starting at 25 days - Pension scheme - Life assurance - Corporate discounts Inspired by the Society’s Vision and Values, it’s not just what we do but how we treat our colleagues and customers that makes the people at the West Brom really stand out from our competitors. Please note – We reserve the right to withdraw our adverts earlier than the original published expiry date, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We also recognise they have a life outside work, one that has responsibilities and rewards which the Society respects and supports in ways that aim to bring the best out of them. If you are interested in applying for a role with us and have a need for flexibility within your working schedule please discuss this with our recruitment team when making an application as wherever possible we’ll be open to a flexible working pattern. Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF . www.westbrom.co.uk The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society. How we use your personal information In order to process your application and/or manage your engagement/employment any information provided by you may be held by West Bromwich Building Society (as Data Controller) in our records and may be shared within West Bromwich Building Society Group of companies, as well as with Fraud Prevention Agencies and Credit Reference Agencies. For further information about how we will use your personal information and your rights under Data Protection legislation, please read the full Staff Privacy Notice that is available at https://www.westbrom.co.uk/staff-privacy-notice If you have any questions about the information provided within the above, please write to the Data Protection Officer at West Bromwich Building Society, 2 Providence Place, West Bromwich, B70 8AF. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89699629

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