Job Description

Exciting Opportunity: Test Automation Engineer - Contract Role in London

We are currently looking for a highly skilled Test Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team on a contract basis. This position is situated in the energetic and cosmopolitan city of London and offers a unique chance to work outside IR35, providing you with significant professional flexibility and the potential for personal career development.

Employment Type: Contractual Role (Outside IR35)

Geographical Location: London, United KingdomThe ideal candidate for this role will be someone with a profound understanding and substantial experience in utilizing automation frameworks and tools. Your technical skills will be essential for optimizing our testing processes, ensuring they are both efficient and effective. Your role will be pivotal in maintaining the integrity and reliability of our software solutions, aligning automated testing strategies with overarching project goals.

Responsibilities:

Be a customer advocate - identify feature enhancements and usability improvements that enhance the experience of a customer

Be an active participant in product requirements, functional specification and design specification reviews

Design, develop, execute and automate tests for our products and services which includes API, GUI and client-side packages

Perform API, GUI and system testing for new features and enhancements

Proactively analyze regression defects, conduct root cause analysis and provide detailed information to help development fix the issue

Work across tech stacks, including front-end, back-end, and service development

Drive continuous improvement and efficiency through process enhancement, automation, and efficient use of resources

Possess excellent written and oral communication skills to interact with both local and remote teams effectively

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with 2+ years of industry experience, or Master's degree with 1 years of industry experience in Quality Assurance

Proficiency in our tech stack: Python/Selenium, Java or .NET and Cloud platforms like AWS or Azure

Must Have: React Testing Library, Jest, React/TypeScript

Nice to Have: MSTest, CodedUI, GraphQL, NUnit, NSubstitute

Proficient with Networking and/or Database Technologies

Experience with building/maintaining test frameworks and tools

Experience with CI/CD is a plus

Experience with any version control system like Git, Bitbucket

Experience with unit and integration testing across a diverse technology base

Strong DevOps acumen with strong operational excellence mindset This role not only demands technical expertise but also requires a candidate who can thrive in collaborative settings, interfacing effectively with multiple teams to drive project success. If you are passionate about quality assurance and are looking for a contract role that offers both challenge and autonomy in a vibrant city like London, we would love to hear from you.

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Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales