Senior Automation Test Engineer

The Company
Market leading, global Software House, working at the sharp end of large scale sophisticated cloud products.

Job Description:
This is a new role building automated test suites for web based products written in C#, HTML5, Silverlight and JavaScript.
The Senior Automation Test Engineer will be required to:

* Plan, design and create automated tests for releases
* Manage the automated testing of each release to ensure acceptable quality
* Work with the wider QA teams to update and extend the automated test processes
* Work with the developers to resolve issues
* Encourage the use of appropriate industry standard best practice and process

Key Responsibilities

* Designing and developing automation test assets so that applications meet business requirements, system goals and fulfill end-user requirements
* Identifying system issues and working closely with developers to get them resolved
* Defining an effective automation framework to ensure maximum reusability, maintainability and flexibility.
* Executing automated tests in accordance with the test plan
* Seeking out and identifying opportunities for test automation
* Coordinating automated testing efforts with our off shore team in Bangalore
* Mentoring and coaching members of staff to improve overall testing and technical skills
* Reporting on progress and any blocking issues slowing or preventing progress in a timely and competent fashion
* To ensure adherence of automation and coding standards for self and others

Technical skills

Essential

* In-depth experience of automated test tools suitable for the use of testing complex web based products
* 3+ Years Advanced scripting experience
* 5+ Years of testing in a testing related role
* Ability to create test strategy and test plans
* Strong design and execution of script based testing techniques
* Ability to interrogate Microsoft SQL databases