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Test Automation Specialist

Newcastle upon Tyne
£55k – £65k/yr
Posted about 15 hours ago
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Location: Hybrid at Newcastle (3 days onsite a week)
Contract: 12-months FTC, intention to convert to permanent thereafter
SC Eligibility: UK national or settled status. 5 years continuous UK address history (including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK).

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Requirements

  • Experience automating functional testing of SaaS software, writing scripts in Java
  • Experience in using other test tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Karate, Rest-assured, or Wiremock.
  • Experience working with users to design and conduct manual testing, developing a good understanding of the requirements, user needs, and solution design in order to differentiate between defects and enhancement.
  • A proven track record of testing software developments in a structured environment.
  • A complete understanding of the Defect Management lifecycle and knowledge of one or more defect management tools e.g. JIRA, Bugzilla, or HP ALM.
  • Experience in at least 1 common scripting language (e.g. Python, Node.js, Typescript, PowerShell, Bash).
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Skills

Functional Testing
SaaS Software
Java
Selenium
Cucumber
Karate
Rest-assured
Wiremock
Manual Testing
Defect Management
Jira
Python
Node.js
Typescript
PowerShell
Bash

Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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