Date live:07/08/2025
Business Area:Corporate Digital Banking
Area of Expertise:Technology
Contract:Permanent
Reference Code:JR-0000048783
Join us as a Senior Automation Engineer to design, develop, and execute testing strategies performance, and user experience, identify and resolve defects as well as continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to ensure software quality and reliability.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS A SENIOR AUTOMATION ENGINEER, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks for both front end (e.g. React.js) and back-end applications (e.g. Java Spring Boot), ensuring high quality and maintainable test solutions.
• Proficiency in automation tools like Cucumber, Insomnia, Karate, Selenium, Cypress, TestNG, or Rest Assured.
• Experience with API testing and integration testing.
• Strong programming skills in Java and JavaScript for writing automated test scripts.

SOME OTHER HIGHLY VALUED SKILLS MAY INCLUDE:

• Exposure to testing event-driven systems using Kafka or other message brokers.
• Experience writing SQL queries to validate data integrity and accuracy.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.
  You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skill.
  This role will be based in Knutsford or Northampton.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards.
• Creation and execution automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues. .
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria, ensuring a thorough understanding of the software being tested.
• Root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and user experience, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies, to ensure software quality and reliability.