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# Automation Tester (Cypress)

- **Company:** J&C Associates
- **Location:** Knutsford, UK
- **Salary:** £5,535.0 - £20,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Web Browsers, Integrated Development Environments, JSON, JQuery, Software Requirements Analysis, User Interface Testing, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Browserstack, Cypress (Programming Language), Git, Deployment Automation, Domain Driven Design, Jenkins, Microservices, Data Generation
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www1.jobdiva.co.uk/portal/?a=34jdnwd4ls8uthmwrzi4o3humpp74fc3d5cx3iu8mtcrkknzjqz9d2mvwwdvi9j7.co.ukpid=0/jobs/11232680#/jobs/11232680

## About the Role

* Good experience in UI Test Automation and automated test data creation across multiple browsers, using Cypress
 * Ability to code (JavaScript and Java) as well as knowledge of JQuery, JSON and XML
 * Jira or similar ALM tools, e.g. Confluence or Git
 * Knowledge of automated testing, continuous integration tools (preferably Jenkins) and deployment tools and practices, including Cypress and BrowserStack or similar
 * Experience of working within Financial Services or within a regulatory driven change environment
 * ISEB/ISTQB Qualifications
 * Micro-services/Domain Driven Architectures experience

## Description

* Candidate will be ensuring defects are kept to a minimum across both Functional and Automated Testing
 * Candidate will be assisting in the construction of testing frameworks, advising on tooling usage and effectiveness
 * Candidate will be using your understanding of Agile to reduce the feedback cycle for developers to enable superior code quality
 * Candidate will be working to facilitate UI testing within a Test/Behaviour Driven Development environment
 * Candidate will be building testing tools with modern tools and practices, e.g. Cypress and Contract Testing
 * Candidate will be managing business requirements to understand how system requirements fit within the overall business solution, challenging incomplete or unclear requirements
 * Candidate will be challenging innovation by recognizing newly arising opportunities for improving customer satisfaction
 * Candidate will be promoting and driving stewardship and application best practices within the development team, improving the delivery of software products


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