Automation Test Engineer

Summary

Join Version 1, a leading technology services company, as a Software Engineer in Test. You will be part of an agile team, contributing to client business transformation through testing. Responsibilities include defining and executing test strategies, monitoring issues, supporting scrum teams in test automation, reviewing test environments, providing test estimates, and building and maintaining test frameworks. The ideal candidate possesses 3-5 years of experience in a similar role, demonstrating expertise in automated quality assurance and manual testing. Proficiency in Java, JavaScript, Python, or C#, along with experience with open-source tools like Cypress or Selenium, is required. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package, including profit sharing, career progression opportunities, flexible/remote work options, financial wellbeing initiatives, employee wellbeing schemes, generous leave policies, and educational assistance.

Requirements

• Experience performing similar role 3-5 years
• Demonstrated experience of Automated Quality Assurance: Deliver overnight cross-browser, functional, non-functional, API, integration and acceptance tests
• Delivered front end cross-browser functional testing, device testing, exploratory, systems integration and user acceptance testing e.g. manual testing
• Confident with building and maintaining frameworks in one or more of these languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, or C#
• Have practical experience with open-source tools such as: Cypress, Karate, PlayWright, Selenium or similar
• Worked in an agile environment
• Develop and maintain high-quality automated test scripts using modern testing frameworks (e.g. Selenium, WebdriverIO, Cypress )

Responsibilities

• Define and execute test strategies and scripts
• Accurate recording and monitoring of issues
• Provide support to the development of scrum teams to automate tests to guide development
• Reviewing test environments and processes to facilitate continuous improvement and maintenance of quality standards
• Providing test estimates

Preferred Qualifications

• Integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation, experience with Azure Devops will be a great bonus
• Familiarity with performance, load and stress testing tools like JMeter

Benefits

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes