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Senior Test Analyst - Automation

Leicester LE19 4AT, UK
Automation Tester QA/Test Leader Software Developer in Test
Actively hiring

Senior Test Analyst - Automation

NEXT Ltd
Leicester LE19 4AT, UK
Automation Tester QA/Test Leader Software Developer in Test
NEXT Ltd
Actively hiring

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While you’ll have heard our name, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about Next. Like how we create most of our systems ourselves – whether it’s a website, mobile app or application. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business.

 

Our eCommerce websites and apps have grown steadily over the past 10 years to become one of the largest online retail platforms in the UK. We currently sell to over 70 international markets, offering our 6 million active customers a personalised shopping experience and the ability to purchase from a wide range of products using multiple delivery methods and payment types. eCommerce is the biggest department at Next and is based across multiple sites and countries, working across development, testing, support, architecture and more to keep ourselves ahead of the pack.

 

Working in one of the largest QA teams in the country, made up of Manual and Automation Testers of varying levels but also skilled Developers and Product Development Managers as part of the wider eCommerce department. This team focuses on continual delivery of functionality which ensures our customers have the best shopping experience across our UK and international sites.

 

eCommerce Systems create all our websites in-house and mobile apps for our UK and International eCommerce platforms, then deploy & manage them. All websites and apps are still growing and continually need testing.

We're looking for a skilled Senior Test Analyst (Automation) to join our growing eCommerce team and play a crucial role in a fast-moving retail environment. You'll use your extensive expertise in both manual and automated testing to implement comprehensive test strategies across our web and mobile applications.

In this role, you'll work on various projects across our eCommerce platform, helping to drive the department forward. Using your deep knowledge of automation, you'll be responsible for:

  • Optimising automation frameworks and working with various tools and architectures.
  • Writing automated tests, including component and integration tests.
  • Driving continuous improvement of our testing scripts to ensure optimal coverage.
  • Working with other disciplines, including functional, non-functional, security, and API testing.

 

About you:

You're a proactive and collaborative Automation Senior Test Analyst with a strong background in automation. You're a team player who is passionate about sharing knowledge and evaluating emerging technologies to add value to our platform.
 

  • Extensive experience with test automation. e.g. Selenium, C#, Visual studio, NUnit are preferred
  • Experience with other programming languages (e.g. Java , Python) will also be considered
  • Knowledge of test automation frameworks that validate functionality at different levels of the technology stack
  • Able to assess test coverage using automated tools
  • CI/CD experience (desirable)
  • Experience of developing and maintaining automation frameworks for Web/APIs/Microservices
  • Knowledge of Agile techniques (e.g. BDD,TDD)
  • Experience of creating and maintaining automated C# test suites

 

Technical skills/business skills
 

  • Selenium WebDriver
  • Appium
  • C# 
  • .NET
  • MS SQL
  • Testing Web APIs
  • Azure Devops
  • Gherkin 
  • Cucumber
  • BDD
  • ISTQB
     

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