Performance Automation Specialist

DeFi Planet; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in Greater London seeks a Performance Automation Specialist to enhance automated testing processes. The role involves supporting the design of strategies for automated tests and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality is integrated throughout the development lifecycle. Candidates should have experience in Agile environments, proficiency in scripting languages like Java and Python, and familiarity with tools such as Postman for performance testing. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with automated testing in Agile or CI/CD environments.
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Java and Python.
• Ability to design automation test strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support design of automation test strategies aligned to business goals.
• Create low maintenance suite of reusable automated tests.
• Collaborate to refine manual and automated testing scopes.

Skills

Automated testing

Scripting (Java, Python)

Performance testing using Postman

Protocol testing (REST, SOAP, HTTP/S)

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Postman

Service virtualization tools

Job description

Performance Automation SpecialistNatWestLondonJoin us as a Performance Automation Specialist* In this key role, you’ll be undertaking and enabling automated testing activities in all delivery models* We’ll look to you to support teams to develop quality solutions and enable continuous integration and assurance of defect free deployment of customer value* You’ll be working closely with feature teams and a variety of stakeholders, giving you great exposure to professional development opportunities## What you'll doJoining us in a highly collaborative role, you’ll be contributing to the transformation of testing using quality processes, tools, and methodologies, significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity. You’ll make sure repeatable, constant and consistent quality is built into all phases of the idea to value lifecycle at reduced cost or reduced time to market. It’s a chance to work with colleagues at multiple levels, and with cross-domain, domain, platform and feature teams, to build in quality as an integral part of all activities.Additionally, you’ll be:* Supporting the design of automation test strategies, aligned to business or programme goals* Actioning and evolving more predictive and intelligent testing approaches, based on automation and innovative testing products and solutions* Collaborating to refine the scope of manual and automated testing required, the creation of automated test scripts, user documentation and artefacts* Designing and creating a low maintenance suite of stable, re-usable automated tests, which are usable both within the product or domain and across domains and systems in an end-to-end capacity* Applying testing and delivery standards by understanding the product development lifecycle along with mandatory, regulatory and compliance requirements## The skills you'll needWe’re looking for someone with experience of automated testing, particularly from an Agile development or CI/CD environment. You’ll be an innovative thinker who can identify opportunities and design solutions, coupled with the ability to develop complex automation code.You’ll have the experience in scripting to update and modify and maintain scripts and a good understanding of scripting language such as Java and Python.We’ll also look for you to have:* Experience in protocol testing REST, SOAP and HTTP/S* An understanding in latency, bandwidth , network and throughput* Experience using Postman specifically for performance testing* Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to management level colleagues* Experience using mocking services using tools such as Broadcom's Service virtualisation tool or Parasoft* Experience in tooling using LRE