Test Automation Development Lead

Skills

JavaSoftware DesignSoftware DevelopmentMavenSelenium WebdriverSoftware Engineering PracticesSoftware Project Management

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LevelMid-level / 3-4 yrs

LocationUK

Team15+ employees

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What the job involves

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Requirements

Strong understanding of sound software development disciplines gained through industrial experience
Experience leading a team of developers and offering technical and working practice guidance
Ability to translate high-level requirements into detailed actionable tasks
Solid industrial coding experience in Java and/or C#
Instinctive employment of good code version and branching practices
Beneficial but not essential experience with Selenium and/or Playwright
Experience managing source code and continuous build
Effective communication and ability to guide less experienced team members
Experience in disciplined software development

Nice to have

Kanban expertise
Docker knowledge
Outcome oriented
Java coding expertise
C# coding experience
Good communicator

Day to day

Lead a small squad of test automation engineers to develop reusable test automation components
Ensure good development practices as the team produces a 'product' rather than just tests
Monitor progress and quality of work provide technical guidance and intervene when necessary
Turn high-level requirements into detailed working requirements for the team
Guide the team in structuring software appropriately and identifying reusable components
Harness experience in industrial coding with sophisticated programming features such as generics closures and async execution

Company

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Mission

SQC helps organisations to increase the value they get from software intensive projects. Out professional service portfolio includes: IT programme risk management and testing services and consultancy. Programme risk assessment and risk containment and test strategy definition for large high risk programmes. Specialists load and performance testing, tests automation and disciplined functional testing of critical changes. Consultancy on test practices and establishing effective risk management and test delivery functions. Our track record is as provider of both programme and test leadership and test delivery services to a diverse range of clients. Domain experience includes fixed and mobile telecoms, banking, educational assessment, media, industrial-systems and real-time solutions. Technology platforms experience includes web, CRM & billing, back-end systems, middleware and embedded software. Programme services include shaping delivery approaches, programme risk assessments, health checks and programme recovery leadership. Test consultancy services include reviews and health checks of major organisation test delivery models and practices, test effectiveness and cost transformation and major programme test strategy creation. Mainstream test services range across delivery of critical bespoke test missions, provision of standing test teams and management of major outsourced testing engagements. Niche services include assurance of Siebel CRM systems, non-functional testing and providing professional assurance and testing for Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP implementations.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities
Accountable and collaborative team environment
Opportunity to lead innovative projects
Enhance skills in both Java and C#
Work with sophisticated technologies

Values

SQC helps organisations to increase the value they get from software intensive projects. Out professional service portfolio includes: IT programme risk management and testing services and consultancy. Programme risk assessment and risk containment and test strategy definition for large high risk programmes. Specialists load and performance testing, tests automation and disciplined functional testing of critical changes. Consultancy on test practices and establishing effective risk management and test delivery functions. Our track record is as provider of both programme and test leadership and test delivery services to a diverse range of clients. Domain experience includes fixed and mobile telecoms, banking, educational assessment, media, industrial-systems and real-time solutions. Technology platforms experience includes web, CRM & billing, back-end systems, middleware and embedded software. Programme services include shaping delivery approaches, programme risk assessments, health checks and programme recovery leadership. Test consultancy services include reviews and health checks of major organisation test delivery models and practices, test effectiveness and cost transformation and major programme test strategy creation. Mainstream test services range across delivery of critical bespoke test missions, provision of standing test teams and management of major outsourced testing engagements. Niche services include assurance of Siebel CRM systems, non-functional testing and providing professional assurance and testing for Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP implementations.

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Barton Under Needwood

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