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Lead Automation Engineer (Senior Test Automation Engineer - Grade F)

Uniting People
Leeds, UK
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
£89,700.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
www.careerboard.com

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Automation of Tests HP Loadrunner IBM WebSphere MQ Apache JMeter Python (Programming Language) SoapUI Software Testing Automation Framework Scripting Performance Testing Postman
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Enterprise Integration Apache Kafka Api Management

Job description

This is a hands-on role focused on automation strategy, framework development, and delivering functional, API, integration, security and performance testing solutions., * Build and maintain automation frameworks

  • Develop automated test solutions using Karate
  • Deliver API, integration, security and performance testing
  • Support automation strategy and best practices
  • Mentor team members and collaborate with delivery teams

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years’ Test Automation experience
  • Strong Karate Framework experience
  • Automation framework development
  • API testing using SOAP UI and Postman
  • Security and performance testing experience (JMeter/LoadRunner)
  • Enterprise integration testing (Kafka/IBM MQ)
  • Scripting skills (Python and/or JavaScript)
  • Experience mentoring or leading automation engineers
  • Banking, financial services or regulated environment experience

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