WHO ARE BENIFEX?

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the UK. We believe no one comes to work to do a bad job or be actively disengaged, and that technology is instrumental in providing an exceptional employee experience. We are striving to create seamless but tangible interactions between employers and employees, making work a rewarding place for every single one of us. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Extensive experience in Automation testing across the entire stack (UI and API)
• Able to create, maintain and improve Cypress and Rest Assured testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of programming languages ideally Java, Golang, JavaScript, Typescript
• Use of tools and frameworks - Cypress, Junit, Postman, Saucelabs, Rest Assured
• Solid understanding of all test levels and how they play together, ensuring a balanced and effective distribution of them. For example, patterns like test pyramid, test trophy.
• Experience with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with continuous testing and shift-left approach.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and remote teams, to deliver cohesive solutions.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: A resourceful approach to tackling complex challenges and driving projects forward with minimal guidance.
• Technical Excellence: A strong advocate for clean code, best practices, and high-quality software development.
  Even if you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

IF YOU REQUIRE ANY REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS AT ANY STAGE DURING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS, PLEASE LET US KNOW WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

Department
Product Engineering
Locations
Southampton
Remote status
Hybrid
Yearly salary
£60,000 - £70,00

ROLE OVERVIEW

We’re looking for a 2x Senior QA Automation Engineers. One to join our API Gateway squad and another to join our Enablement squad. The QA Automation Engineer, day to day will be working closely with the other Engineers in the squad ensuring the product is evolving to meet the overall roadmap and strategy, as well as working closely with the Lead QA Engineer, Staff QA Engineer and wider QA Guild in building out our automation test frameworks and best practices.
You will help evangelise test automation within the squad teams, be hands on with test automation initiatives and play a crucial role in supporting our agile software development lifecycle.
Tech stack:
Frontend: Unit Jest, Integration Jest and Testing-library, E2E Cypress and Typescript, Mocks Mock Service Worker
Backend: Unit and Integration Junit, API Tests Java, Cucumber and Rest Assured, Mocks Mockito, Postman for backend calls and documentation.
General: Saucelabs

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, enable, create, maintain and improve automated tests and their structure on both fronts Backend and Frontend.
• Embed testing early in the software development lifecycle by collaborating with developers, PM, EM, UX and stakeholders.
• Ensure early defect detection and prevention.
• Write clear and concise test cases.
• Identify, document and track defects.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to improve the overall quality and maintainability of the test automation codebase.
• Contribute to the overall QA strategy by suggesting and implementing process improvements, tools and technologies.
• Advocate and ensure best practices in quality and continuous testing.
• Propose and optimize testing process, continuously look for ways of improving.