QA Automation Analyst

Reporting to: Head of Technology

Location: Bournemouth, Dorset

· Based in England and willing to relocate to Bournemouth, Dorset as this role is full time office based in Bournemouth.

· No visa/work restrictions.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans and test cases with a strong emphasis on using code to solve technical challenges and shorten the test cycle through automation.
• Estimate test efforts, analyse, and communicate test results and participate in day-to-day QA Activities.
• Develop/Maintain and improve the test frameworks, tools and technologies used by the organisation to maintain a high-quality standard.
• Work with the Development team to design and implement test and validation strategies.
• Execute and manage test cases and results, report on test and defect metrics.
• Create, execute, and troubleshoot automated test scenarios across our bespoke travel system.
• Contribute to robust, scalable, and high-quality test automation solutions for functional, regression and performance testing.
• Contribute to the building of a Continuous Integration (CI) environment and ongoing process improvement activities.
• Identify required improvements in the test and development processes; make contributions to our automation tools that address specific needs.

Must Have

• Experience in Back-end server system QA.
• ISTQB Foundation-level certification (Preferred)
• Experience with mobile and web testing and automated test techniques with a strong focus on quality throughout the entire software development cycle.
• Experience in working with different frameworks like Selenium, NUnit and similar.
• Basic SQL or database validation experience.
• Sound knowledge of object-oriented programming, along with requisite coding and debugging skills.
• Design and development skills in C#, Java and/or Python.
• Understanding of software design principles, patterns, algorithms, data structures and multi-threading concepts.
• Proven ability to translate functional requirements and use cases into working test plans and test cases.
• Strong customer focus, excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Some knowledge of continuous integration practices.
• Experience working in an agile environment preferred.
• Passion for improving code quality through interaction with development team.

The Package

Pay: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount