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Quality Test Engineer

Cardiff
1 week ago
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Role: Quality Test Engineer (Manual & Automation)

Rate: £440 per day

IR35: Inside

Working Practice: Remote

Length: 6 Months

This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your experience in automation using Postman and other tools, while also playing a vital part in our manual testing requirements. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience migrating Cucumber (Ruby) automated tests into Postman, Playwright, or similar tools.

Key Responsibilities

Defining and maintaining an effective test strategy for the team
Developing automated tests for new features and keeping existing automation packs up to date
Migrating automated tests from Cucumber (Ruby) to Playwright, Postman, or Bruno, depending on requirements
Performing functional and regression testing, using both manual and automated approaches
Contributing to the design and development of new features and solutions
Continuously improving existing automation frameworks through investigation and implementation of enhancements
Reporting, tracking, and ensuring timely resolution of bugs
Integrating both new and existing automated regression tests into GitHub CI/CD pipelines
Collaborating closely with product owners, project managers, and other development teams to deliver high-quality products and enhancements

Essential Requirements

Strong collaborative spirit with a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for the team
Broad technical expertise and enthusiasm for technology
Ability to document test cases clearly and concisely for ease of understanding by other team members
Solid experience in quality assurance (QA) and a deep understanding of QA methodologies
Comprehensive knowledge of the software development lifecycle
Proficiency in developing and executing automated tests using tools such as Postman, or transferable skills from similar tools
Experience automating test execution using CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions
Experience working in or a strong understanding of agile methodologies, particularly Kanban or Scrum, and a willingness to work within such teamsPlease click to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.

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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

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