Automation Tester - Java, Selenium, API - Banking

Project overview

Automation Tester - Java, Selenium, API - Banking

An exciting opportunity opens for an Automation Tester to join a leading international Bank to help shape their future of digital banking through modernisation and technology-led transformation. You'll have the opportunity to drive a shift-left testing culture, build and optimise automation frameworks using Selenium, Java and RestAssured, and work collaboratively in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality customer experiences.

Key responsibilities

What we're looking for

Interested? Please apply!

Automation Tester Selenium Java API QA Automation Engineer Test Automation RestAssured API Testing JavaScript Agile Scrum Kanban Shift-Left Testing BDD TDD CI/CD Jenkins Bitbucket JIRA Confluence SQL Database Testing Regression Testing System Integration Testing (SIT) UAT RPG Jmeter Gatling Test Planning Test Strategy Defect Management Digital Banking Mobile Banking Online Banking Core Banking Cloud Technology Quality Engineering Continuous Improvement Banking Transformation

• Collaborate with the digital or modernisation teams to understand the scope of the projects and help establish a shared understanding of business requirements
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary Agile teams and following a shift-left approach to testing
• Experience working in Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban and contributing to the Agile ceremonies
• Automation testing experience with Selenium, Java, API testing(RestAssured), JavaScript based test frameworks
• Promote and adhere to a shift left approach to Quality Assurance
• Writing and executing test automation scripts.
• Maintain and optimise existing test automation frameworks and develop robust maintainable frameworks where applicable.
• Test estimation, test planning, test design and test progress reporting.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins/TeamCity/BitBucket and related build deployment processes.
• Perform manual testing of test cases as and when needed.
• Experience in all areas of the testing life cycle (systems testing, SIT, regression testing, UAT)
• Defect management
• Proven understanding of setting up test environments in highly complex technical environments
• Understanding of Non Functional testing so it can be included in the test planning
• Ensure traceability of tests and capture test evidence on JIRA and Confluence
• Responsible for creating detailed test artefacts such as Test strategies, Traceability Matrix and Test completion reports
• Facilitate sign-off of features and stories with product owner/BAs
• Develop and maintain Automated/Manual Tests
• Monitor CI builds/pipelines and troubleshoot/follow up/fix failures
• Conduct system integration, regression and acceptance testing and ensure testing is carried out according to the Bank's standards
• Follow and suggest improvements to the QA process
• Responsible for providing test estimations, writing test scripts and maintaining regression packs
• Experience working in core banking is highly regarded but not essential
• Experience working in Digital projects ie, Online and Mobile Banking
• Cloud based technology (desirable
• Performance testing using Gatling/Jmeter (desirable)
• Hands on Test automation skills, API and web automation experience
• Experience in distributed version control systems (Bitbucket, Git)
• Agile ways of working (essential)
• Proficient in User Story authoring and defining suitable acceptance criteria
• BDD/TDD practices
• Significant experience in QA role creating detailed test artefacts
• Tooling
• Hands on experience of working on tools like JIRA, Confluence, RestAssured, TestCafe etc
• Strong SQL experience (database testing)
• Hands on experience in RPG based business applications (desirable)
• End user experience testing would be beneficial

Project details

• Start: ASAP, will await notice
• Duration: 6 Month (initial)
• Location: London, UK, GB