Automation Tester
Automation Tester – Livingston
Due to continued growth, an Automation Tester is required for an exciting opportunity with a household name based in Livingston who are recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’
Key Requirements
• Working in an Agile methodology, you will be responsible for 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.
• Work closely with Software Engineers to deliver the test activities to meet the requirements, whilst contributing to effective agile delivery.
• Regularly participate in estimation activities and work to identify opportunities to maximise test benefit within the team.
• Ensure test best practice, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to.
• Experience in Java and Cucumber
• Expertise in delivering automated test frameworks in a CI/CD environment
• Ability to prioritise your own workload and be able to highlight early when work is at risk of not completing.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and best practices.
• A collaborative and influential mindset with an ability to communicate at all levels.
• Extensive experience of hands-on testing of complex technology estates.
In return for this experience, you can expect to join a well-known business with a great working environment and compensation plan that include private healthcare, pension, and excellent discounts on their product range.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
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- Develop and maintain the IT asset register and the data lineage across the applications for SST.
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