Automation Tester

The team you'll be working with:

The Testing team you will be working with is providing cutting-edge Technology and they are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join their Tech team with some experience in BDD, Automation Testing, Agile (Scrum) and scripting.

Must have SC clearance and NPPV3 is preferable

What you'll be doing:

This role will include but is not limited to:

• Working with the product team to define the acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story.
• Pairing with the developers to define and review the required tests that will address all features and functions of product delivery at the unit and component layer.
• Performing exploratory testing at all levels.
• Working with the Product team to define tests throughout the product delivery into live.
• Automating tests where required.
• Working collaboratively with developers to design and test stubs.
• Ensure the team define tests to validate NFR’s at the appropriate level.
• Ensuring traceability is maintained throughout the product delivery.
• Ensuring the team is aware of test progress and quality metrics, and that the team delivers them in a format this is consumable by those who have asked for them.
• Raising the profile of quality throughout the product lifecycle.
• Working in an Agile team, you will be responsible for inputting the design and build of automated tests to ensure adequate and effective test coverage.
• Provide test assurance of the user stories according to the defined acceptance test criteria; whilst working in a test-first environment.
• Work closely with Software Engineers to deliver the test activities to meet the requirements, whilst contributing to effective agile delivery.
• Able to participate in estimation activities and are encouraged to identify opportunities to maximise test benefits within the team.
• Assure team retrospectives and planning sessions to ensure test best practices, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to.

What experience you'll bring:

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience working in Agile delivery teams using TDD with Java and be able to work autonomously.
• Experience with PACT frameworks that enable Consumer Contract testing is desirable.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in the Automation Testing process.
• Exposure to command line and scripting languages for at least one OS (Windows or Linux).
• Good coding skills (SOLID, DI, Design Patterns, etc.)
• Able to unit test the framework built.

The following qualifications and experience are required for the QA Automation Engineer position:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Expertise in API testing using Postman
• Proficiency in Cypress and Docker for containerized testing
• Proven track record of utilizing Gitlab for storing test automation
• Strong foundation in TDD using Junit
• Familiarity with SonarQube, Jenkins, Splunk, Gatling, Serenity, Cucumber, Selenium, Wiremock, Hamcrest, AWS Cloudwatch, Jira, and Confluence

Nice to have:

• Experience with mocks and stubs
• Advanced knowledge of DevOps and Agile Development
• Ability to lead projects and design test strategies

Who we are:

We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.

Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.

For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DATA UK | NTT DATA

what we'll offer you:

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: NTT DATA

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer - we want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application and interview process, if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we look forward to hearing from you.