QA & Automation Test Engineer

IT Global Consulting Ltd.; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Slough is seeking an experienced QA & Automation Test Engineer to manage software testing, maintenance, and support for their platform. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience in automation testing. The role involves coordinating with design teams and creating automated test procedures. Familiarity with programming languages such as Java and VBScript is essential. This position offers a salary ranging from £40,000 to £50,000.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or similar.
• Previous work experience as an automation test engineer.
• Knowledge of advanced programming skills like automation systems and databases.
• Knowledge of programming script languages such as Java and VBScript.
• Detailed information about application functions, bug fixing, and testing protocols.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the software design team on verification protocols.
• Identify weaknesses and target areas of a software application.
• Propose ideas for automated software test procedures.
• Check, report, and identify problem areas.
• Designing and installing software databases.
• Identify quality issues and create test reports.

Job description

Overview

IT Global Consulting Limited - Seeking an experienced and highly motivated “QA & Automation Test Engineer” who is responsible for the testing, maintenance, and ongoing support for the platform and acting as the internal focal point for an enterprise platform. The person should be self-motivated and ambitious, with an ongoing desire to maintain their knowledge level at the forefront of the QA & Automation Test processes and technologies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the software design team to talk about the different verification protocols
• Find out the weaknesses and target areas of a software application
• Come up with ideas for automated software test procedures
• Check, report, and identify problem areas
• Designing and installing software databases
• Figure out quality issues and creating test reports

Qualifications and Requirements

• You should have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field
• Previous work experience as an automation test engineer
• Knowledge of advanced programming skills like automation systems and databases
• Knowledge of programming script languages such as Java and VBScript
• Detailed information about application functions, bug fixing, and testing protocols
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Project management skills

Skills, Knowledge, and qualification

Java, Selenium, JMeter, Postman

Role

QA & Automation Test Engineer

Location

Slough - Berkshire, UK.

Salary

£40,000 to 50,000

Nice to have technologies and experience

• Nginx
• IPv4 Networking
• Software engineering (C/C++/Java/Python/Go/Rust/Node)
• Test automation
• Relational and non-relational data technologies

Personal traits

• Passion for technology
• Showing initiative
• Self-learning
• Being a team player, i.e. taking ownership of contributing to the overall team capability and knowledge

Certifications (advantage)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) for J2SE 6.0
• Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)
• ITILv3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management