Senior Test Automation Engineer in London

Role: Senior Test Automation Engineer

Location: Hybrid

What we do?

We test, you impress.

Why we do it?

In the software world, it's the quiet hiccups that scream the loudest. That’s why we lead with passion, precision and every miniscule detail. We're not just about testing; we're about perfecting.

Who we are?

We’re a leading software testing and quality assurance consultancy on a mission to become the UK’s #1. We support organisations of any sector or size with a team of almost 300+ across Edinburgh (our Head Office), Glasgow, the Midlands and London. Without really great people doing really great things, we wouldn’t be the thought leading business we are today, and we’re on a mission to bring more great people into the fold.

We’re looking to continue the growth journey we’ve been on for the last 3 years, with the addition of more great Senior Test Automation Engineers!

What will your day-to-day look like?

You’ll be responsible for creating, automating, and executing test cases, as well as building, implementing, maintaining, and using test frameworks, in order to enable end-to-end testing in multi-component environments.

Analysing and validating the data outputs, ensuring it adheres to the business requirements for multiple products. Provide input into consulting and strategic pieces of work, giving technical suggestions and recommendations. You will also have the opportunity to guide and mentor other team members in your area of expertise.

What you’ll do:

• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to create and improve test plans and test cases.
• Estimate, prioritise, plan and coordinate testing activities.
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts.
• Identify, record, document, and track bugs during the software development lifecycle, providing thorough regression testing when resolved.
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products.
• Guide your own learning to keep knowledge on tools and strategies up to date and relevant.
• Influence the direction of the automation effort, and its scheduling and prioritisation.
• Lead and support more junior members of stuff on engineering projects.
• Presenting the output of both internal and external projects to senior stakeholders.
• Contributing to internal engineering projects.

About you:

• You’ve been or are ready to step up into a Senior Test Automation Engineer position. You might have had this title for a number of years, or you may have been an Engineer for the last few, ready for that step up.
• Experience of the full testing lifecycle from unit testing to user acceptance testing across a multiple product/service environment.
• You code. We’re looking for people who understand OO programming languages and have experience with either Java or Python.
• Strong automation experience with tools such as: Selenium, Webdriver IO, Playwright or Cypress. You’ll need to have written automations scripts and contributed to building frameworks from scratch.
• Solid experience of testing in data-driven environments utilising advanced SQL skills.
• Experience Working with data structures, algorithms, and systems architecture.
• Produce clear and concise reports and documentation.
• Adaptable with a desire to learn new techniques, processes, and technologies.
• Strong communication skills and able to work collaboratively, where required as part of a team.
• Ability to confidently present in front of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability and previous experience mentoring and coaching team members.
• Proficiency in collaborative development tools such as Github, Confluence and JIRA.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.

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What if you are a partial fit?

We value team players who are keen to develop and play their part in an ambitious and growing company. We can offer meaningful learning and development opportunities to match ambition and align skills more closely with the job description.

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What we offer you

We unlock our people’s full potential. We do this by fostering trust, investing in them and providing autonomy. We offer meaningful learning and development to support this.

We reward our people. We offer a discretionary company and personal performance bonus and annual salary review aligned to the overall annual performance of the business. We have a range of benefits to reward people. We also have a range of events to celebrate success.

Want to know what salaries we offer? Simply reach out to one of our recruitment team for a chat! We’ll be 100% transparent. The reason it’s not included here is because there is genuinely a degree of flexibility when it comes to hiring the right people here at 2i.

We prioritise health and wellbeing. We have a range of engagement events and initiatives to prioritise this. You can join our Health & Wellbeing programme where you will find advice on how to maintain a healthy mind and body.

We are passionate about giving back to the community. To give a flavour of what we do, each year our people select their ‘Charity of the Year’ that we support and fundraise for.

And much more…

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Still reading? Apply now and a member of our team will be in touch to discuss next steps.