Software Developer in Test (SDET)
Posted 2 days ago by eTeam Workforce Limited
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The QA Automation Engineer/SDET role involves developing and executing automated tests while collaborating within an agile project team. The position requires strong programming skills in Java or Python and a deep understanding of software testing methodologies. The successful candidate will enhance test automation frameworks and work across various applications, ensuring high-quality software delivery. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in London, UK, for a duration of six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand design specifications and scenarios, and produce detailed test plans
- Produce high quality automated tests to agreed specifications and deadlines
- Work collaboratively within a project team using agile methodologies
- Participate in sprint planning, sprint demos and retrospectives
- Use and improve Test Automation Frameworks as well as crafting frameworks
- Be the go-to person for coding standards within Ruby or Java
- Work across enterprise and digital applications such as Web, Mobile and Desktop
- Implement leading and Open-Source tooling and best processes (GIT, Jenkins, JIRA, Cucumber)
- Work on React and Node JS stack
- Collaborate with developers and business/product owner to clarify requirements, especially in terms of testability and completeness
Key Skills:
- Strong Java/Python programming skills - experience and strong ability of agile, test-driven software development
- Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of automation using Cucumber/Gherkin testing
- Ability to work to tight timescales
- Must be flexible and work as part of a team
- Excellent problem-solving capabilities with the ability to become expert with the internal software
- A deep level understanding of Software Testing and/or Quality Assurance
- Experience working in Agile (TDD/BDD) environment
- Strong experience in Java or Ruby and Hands-on experience with Cucumber & Gherkin
- Strong experience in Automating Front End and Back End API testing
- Creating and maintaining the test automation framework and identifying tests to be automated using BDD
- Experience using Continuous Integration tools (Hudson, Jenkins etc.), version control solutions (GIT, SVN etc.)
- Experience with JIRA - Defect Management and reporting
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: QA Automation Engineer/SDET
Location: London, UK
Duration: Full-time contact, 06 Months
Work Model: Hybrid
Responsibilities of the successful Automation Tester will be:
Understand design specifications and scenarios, and produce detailed test plans
Produce high quality automated tests to agreed specifications and deadlines
Work collaboratively within a project team using agile methodologies
Participate in sprint planning, sprint demos and retrospectives
Skills:
Strong Java/Python programming skills - experience and strong ability of agile, test-driven software development.
Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
Understanding of automation using Cucumber/Gherkin testing
Ability to work to tight timescales
Must be flexible and work as part of a team
Excellent problem-solving capabilities with the ability to become expert with the internal software
Responsibilities:
Use and improve our Test Automation Frameworks as well as crafting frameworks!
Be the go-to person for coding standards within Ruby or Java
Work across enterprise and digital applications such as Web, Mobile and Desktop!
Implement leading and Open-Source tooling and best processes (GIT, Jenkins, JIRA, Cucumber)
Work on React and Node JS stack
Collaborate with developers and business/product owner to clarify requirements, especially in terms of testability and completeness
Required:
A deep level understanding of Software Testing and/or Quality Assurance.
Experience working in Agile (TDD/BDD) environment
Strong experience in Java or Ruby and Hands-on experience with Cucumber & Gherkin
Strong experience in Automating Front End and Back End API testing
Creating and maintaining the test automation framework and identifying tests to be automated using BDD
Experience using Continuous Integration tools (Hudson, Jenkins etc.), version control solutions (GIT, SVN etc.)
Experience with JIRA - Defect Management and reporting.
