Automation Test Lead

at  PSD Group

DESCRIPTION

We have a current opportunity for a Automation Test Lead on a contract basis. For further information about this position please apply.
Test Automation Lead required for client within the Financial services space
Contract role remote based with client based in Western Europe.
6 months plus with competitive market rate contracts

TEST AUTOMATION ARCHITECT WITH STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Responsibilities

• Design, refine and implement test automation strategy for very complex solution, including roadmap, tools, framework & approach
• Provide goals and objectives for test automation across different agile release trains and system team
• Provide leadership, training and mentoring to implement test automation on team and E2E solution level
• Implement, maintain and improve test automation frameworks
• Carry out automation feasibility studies
• Pro-actively work with development and infrastructure teams for integrating test automation as an integral part of Continuous delivery pipeline
• Pro-actively seek to make continuous improvements to test coverage, execution and automation
• Pro-actively measure, improve and report effectiveness of the test automation against identified goals and objectives
• All of this with very hands-on approach

Competence expectations for the role:

• Strong experience with implementing test automation for a very complex solution, including multiple applications and technologies
• Strong experience with multiple test automation frameworks, especially Python and Java based frameworks.
• Excellent organization, communication and interpersonal skills. Fluent English.
• Very strong programming and test automation skills.
• Strong problem solving skills and attitude
• Experience of CI/CD
• Good advertising and/or marketing skills, increasing awareness of test automation, of testing and test automation benefits
• Proactive and self driven – able to speak up, challenge, search for solution to problems
• Banking and cards domain experience preferred. Understanding of banking architecture (Batch runs, multiple integration technologies etc.)
• “Hands-on“

Please contact Nigel McHale Nigel.McHale@psdgroup.com

• Role: Automation Test Lead
• Role Type: Contract
• Location: London
• Job Reference: 373968
• Date Posted: Posted on 23/02/2024
• Expiration date: 24/03/2024

Responsibilities

• Design, refine and implement test automation strategy for very complex solution, including roadmap, tools, framework & approach
• Provide goals and objectives for test automation across different agile release trains and system team
• Provide leadership, training and mentoring to implement test automation on team and E2E solution level
• Implement, maintain and improve test automation frameworks
• Carry out automation feasibility studies
• Pro-actively work with development and infrastructure teams for integrating test automation as an integral part of Continuous delivery pipeline
• Pro-actively seek to make continuous improvements to test coverage, execution and automation
• Pro-actively measure, improve and report effectiveness of the test automation against identified goals and objectives
• All of this with very hands-on approac

Competence expectations for the role:

• Strong experience with implementing test automation for a very complex solution, including multiple applications and technologies
• Strong experience with multiple test automation frameworks, especially Python and Java based frameworks.
• Excellent organization, communication and interpersonal skills. Fluent English.
• Very strong programming and test automation skills.
• Strong problem solving skills and attitude
• Experience of CI/CD
• Good advertising and/or marketing skills, increasing awareness of test automation, of testing and test automation benefits
• Proactive and self driven – able to speak up, challenge, search for solution to problems
• Banking and cards domain experience preferred. Understanding of banking architecture (Batch runs, multiple integration technologies etc.)
• “Hands-on