Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
hace 1 día
Oxford
Our client is partnering with an organisation that's creating a transformative digital experience for students entering the world of work. They're building a scalable platform to support career readiness and connect young talent with meaningful opportunities. As an Automation QA Engineer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the quality and reliability of this platform as part of a dynamic, cross-functional tech team working at the forefront of modern software development. Why You’ll Want This Role • Be part of a team developing tools that impact hundreds of thousands of students across the UK, • Work within a modern engineering environment using cloud technologies and the latest testing frameworks, • Collaborate with product, design, and development to build a high-quality platform that truly makes a difference, • Influence the quality standards of a business committed to agile delivery, continuous improvement, and technical excellence Key Responsibilities • Collaborate within an Agile squad to support development and delivery of new product features, • Conduct thorough exploratory testing alongside automated test execution, • Build, maintain, and enhance automated testing pipelines using industry-leading tools, • Define and validate acceptance criteria for user stories, • Help identify technical debt and contribute to backlog refinement and prioritisation, • Support non-functional testing efforts, including performance and accessibility testing, • Contribute to documentation and peer review processes, • Share QA expertise with the wider engineering community to promote best practices Tech Stack You'll Work With • Test Automation: Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber/Gherkin, Postman, • DevOps & CI/CD: GitLab, Jenkins (or similar), Git, BrowserStack, • Performance & Accessibility Testing: K6, JMeter, • Collaboration Tools: Jira, Confluence, Snagit, • AI Tools: Exposure to GitHub Copilot or similar GenAI testing support tools About You • Strong background in full-stack web application testing (manual and automated), • Practical experience in Agile software development environments, • Proficient with modern automation frameworks and tools, • Knowledge of QA methodologies, accessibility, and performance testing, • Comfortable with REST API testing, • Strong communication skills and attention to detail, • Eager to mentor others and promote a culture of quality across the team, • A quick learner who stays up-to-date with emerging tools and trends Desirable: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar, • Interest in applying AI tools to support automation, • Passionate about improving developer workflows and delivery pipelines Working Environment • Full-time, permanent role (37.5 hours/week), • Hybrid working options based in the UK, • Background screening required as part of the recruitment process