Test Automation Engineer

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London, Greater London
Contract Type: Contract
Salary: £60,000 per annum

Overview

Test Automation Engineer (6 months Fixed Term Contract) Are you currently a Test Automation Engineer working in an e-commerce or high transactional environment? Is it time to make a move as most of what you are focused on is BAU or you've just reached that ceiling? My client is offering that next step, to take more responsibility in a greenfield environment and ultimately accelerate your career You will ultimately support the Head of QA to migrate the current development test environment to fully automated If this is you and this is what you are looking for please read on Skills & experience BDD test automation using Cucumber test automation tool and Gherkin scripting language. Comfortable working on windows and linux environments Proficient in Selenium, Appium automation tools Experience in page object, dependency injection design patterns. Experience in building automation for ecommerce web UI and mobile automation Proven delivery ability full testing lifecycle, including in-depth knowledge and practical experience of Continuous Integration (CI) and CD, utilising Open Source tools and Cloud based services Extensive automation experience and the ability to specify, to develop and to implement automation frameworks and provide advice on best practice Understanding and experience of working with code written in a major recent object-oriented language (e.g. Java, shell, groovy etc). Expert level knowledge of Java for all test engineering outputs Ability to review, understand and query technical aspects from architectural diagrams and other technical documentation including HLDs and LLDs Experience of BDD and ATDD frameworks What you will do Build automated, browser-based, end-to-end functional tests using the Selenium WebDriver & REST based APIs primarily on our Gradle based Serenity framework. Possess good working knowledge of GIT/Bitbucket. Solid understanding of Cross browser/mobile device testing tools like BrowserStack/SauceLabs Utilise development skills, data manipulation skills and scripting skills to engineer technical, repeatable tests Coordinating automation testing activities of your team and others Report on testing progress and strategy and provide interpretation and insight on progress to inform management to take decisions. The company Working for a global fashion house that is one of very few still in major growth mode and looking to further dominate the world stage with its full product range A retailer that started life in both the digital and high street domain, its competitive edge has meant year on year growth and global success In Return Full Health and Dental care 25 days Bank Holidays Summer Fridays (4 half days off over July/August) 24th December & 31st December office is closed Flexible working hours Up to 2 days working from home (post 6 months) Company pension with matching contribution at 4.5% Season ticket loan Employee discount up to 50% Rewards scheme for exclusive discounts with other retailers Comprehensive parental/baby bonus scheme Employee Assistance Programme Numerous employee/social events and sample sales across the entire year