Automation Tester - Java, Selenium, API - Banking

An exciting opportunity opens for an Automation Tester to join a leading international Bank to help shape their future of digital banking through modernisation and technology-led transformation. You’ll have the opportunity to drive a shift-left testing culture, build and optimise automation frameworks using Selenium, Java and RestAssured, and work collaboratively in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality customer experiences., * Collaborate with the digital or modernisation teams to understand the scope of the projects and help establish a shared understanding of business requirements, * Responsible for creating detailed test artefacts such as Test strategies, Traceability Matrix and Test completion reports

• Facilitate sign-off of features and stories with product owner/BAs
• Develop and maintain Automated/Manual Tests
• Monitor CI builds/pipelines and troubleshoot/follow up/fix failures
• Conduct system integration, regression and acceptance testing and ensure testing is carried out according to the Bank’s standards
• Follow and suggest improvements to the QA process
• Responsible for providing test estimations, writing test scripts and maintaining regression packs

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary Agile teams and following a shift-left approach to testing
• Experience working in Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban and contributing to the Agile ceremonies
• Automation testing experience with Selenium, Java, API testing(RestAssured), JavaScript based test frameworks
• Promote and adhere to a shift left approach to Quality Assurance
• Writing and executing test automation scripts.
• Maintain and optimise existing test automation frameworks and develop robust maintainable frameworks where applicable.
• Test estimation, test planning, test design and test progress reporting.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins/TeamCity/BitBucket and related build deployment processes.
• Perform manual testing of test cases as and when needed.
• Experience in all areas of the testing life cycle (systems testing, SIT, regression testing, UAT)
• Defect management
• Proven understanding of setting up test environments in highly complex technical environments
• Understanding of Non Functional testing so it can be included in the test planning
• Ensure traceability of tests and capture test evidence on JIRA and Confluence, * Experience working in core banking is highly regarded but not essential
• Experience working in Digital projects ie, Online and Mobile Banking - Cloud based technology (desirable
• Performance testing using Gatling/Jmeter (desirable)
• Hands on Test automation skills, API and web automation experience
• Experience in distributed version control systems (Bitbucket, Git)
• Agile ways of working (essential)
• Proficient in User Story authoring and defining suitable acceptance criteria
• BDD/TDD practices
• Significant experience in QA role creating detailed test artefacts
• Tooling - Hands on experience of working on tools like JIRA, Confluence, RestAssured, TestCafe etc
• Strong SQL experience (database testing)
• Hands on experience in RPG based business applications (desirable)
• End user experience testing would be beneficial