Test Engineer - Automation (Engineer and Lead available)

Job Role: Test Analyst (Engineer and Lead available)

Location: Central London

Type: Permanent

Salary/Rate: Excellent salary

Start Date: ASAP

Clearance: Willing to Undergo Government Security Clearance

Test Analyst - Permanent - Central London - Willing to Undergo Security clearances

Our client's Cyber solutions division is seeking talented Test Analysts to join their team in London, to work within a rapidly growing environment. Candidates will need to work within a Scrum team, and will be undertaking a variety of project based work. These are not manager/lead roles so candidates must be hands on with their testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analysing functional specifications to produce suitable test plans and reports, including both manual and automated test scripts
• Working with the development team in an Agile / Scrum environment carrying out performance, load, integration, system and / or user acceptance testing
• Candidates will be required to create, maintain, revise and review test suites and enter them into the test repository
• Liaising with configuration management, project managers, developers and third parties to bridge the gap between technical and business stakeholders

Essential Criteria:

• 2:1 degree or equivalent experience in a technical field
• Experience of the full testing lifecycle in one of the following specialisms:
• Infrastructure
• Software
• Automation
• Similar
• Experience of automated testing tools e.g. Selenium, Cucumber, Gatling / JMetre
• Experience independently implementing automated tests in preferred language e.g. Java / Ruby
• Solid IT troubleshooting skills in order to deal with a wide range of different processes and systems.
• The ability to work without supervision, organise, prioritise, delegate and complete multiple tasks on an ongoing basis
• An understanding of the Agile development methodology
• Commitment to working as a member of a team which responds flexibly to changing pressures and demands
• Good communication and interpersonal skills in order to meet the needs of a wide range of external and internal service clients and to develop effective working relationships with our customers and partners
• Experience of creating accurate and precise progress reports against a testing plan

Desirable Criteria:

• An understanding of software development lifecycles
• Testing qualifications (such as ISTQB or ISEB certification)
• Experience of Continuous Integration tools e.g. Bamboo/Jenkins
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience of Ruby / Python / Java
• Experience of HTML
• Understanding of Linux and Windows configuration
• Experience with relational databases and SQL
• Experience with Micro-services
• Experience of configuration control
• Ability to work across multiple projects
• Experience of UK Government working practice

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You must be eligible and willing to undergo Government Security Clearances.

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