ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Novus is a boutique consulting firm specialising in digital transformation and strategy for the home-buying industry. Our expertise includes supporting companies in leveraging digital technology, challenging the status quo, and building high-performing businesses. Our clients are at the forefront of innovation, utilising our expertise to influence major developments within the UK Home Buying Journey.
You will be working on an exciting product, alongside highly skilled engineers to build and deliver an industry-groundbreaking platform.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Test Automation Engineer to join our client’s dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automation testing, with hands-on expertise in tools like Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Postman/RestSharp, and experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks like SpecFlow, Cucumber, and Gherkin.
Key Responsibilities:
- Automation Testing: Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts for both UI and API testing using tools like Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, and Postman/RestSharp.
- BDD Implementation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement BDD best practices using tools like SpecFlow, Cucumber, and Gherkin to create and maintain clear, understandable feature files.
- Test Strategy: Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, ensuring maximum coverage and efficiency in automated testing processes.
- C# Programming: Write and maintain test scripts in C#, ensuring robust and reusable test automation frameworks.
- Collaboration: Work closely with developers, product owners, and QA engineers in an Agile/Scrum environment to ensure seamless integration of automated tests within CI/CD pipelines.
- Cloud Integration: Leverage cloud-based tools such as Application Insights and integrate NoSQL scripting for cloud-based testing and reporting.
Qualifications:
- Experience: 3+ years of experience in automation testing, including hands-on experience with Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, and Postman/RestSharp.
- Programming Skills: Strong working knowledge of C# programming, with the ability to write efficient and maintainable test code.
- BDD Expertise: Experience with BDD frameworks (e.g., SpecFlow, Cucumber, Gherkin) and knowledge of writing clear and effective feature files.
- Agile/Scrum: Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Cloud Knowledge: Experience with cloud platforms (preferably Azure), including tools like Application Insights and NoSQL databases, is a plus.
- API Testing: Strong understanding of API testing with tools like Postman, RestSharp, or similar.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve test automation issues and identify root causes quickly.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a remote or hybrid team environment.
Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with additional testing tools and frameworks (e.g. JUnit, NUnit, TestNG) is a plus.
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Knowledge of cloud-native applications and serverless architectures.
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £300.00-£400.00 per day
Schedule:
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £300.00-£400.00 per day
Benefits:
Schedule:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ellesmere Port CH65 9HQ
Expected start date: 10/02/202
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