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Reporting to the Technical QA Manager, we are looking to hire a smart and technically savvy Software Automation Engineer to join our team and help drive the growth of INSTANDA.
About the Team:
Our independent automation team sits within the wider QA function and is responsible for providing support to the QA function and delivery teams via the provision of specific expertise relating to intelligent automation solutions to optimise the delivery of high-quality deliverables. We work in an agile manner but we aren't constrained in how we approach our deliverables. We cover both functional and non-functional areas. We value independence of thought, solid communication skills and a continuous learning mindset.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement and maintain the QE Automation framework.
- Design and implement solutions that increase the effectiveness of the automated test effort.
- Actively contribute to feature development, ensuring that the right tests are run at the right level.
- Analyse existing regression test scenarios, creating automated tests where applicable.
- Monitor the execution of automated E2E and API test scenarios.
- Articulation of risks to end-users for a particular test approach.
- Assists the wider QE community in understanding and using automation techniques to resolve complex technical tasks.
- Assisting their own team in defining functional and non-functional requirements.
- Perform regression testing when required
- Contribute to the wider QE community of practice
Requirements
Essential:
- At least 1+ year experience with manual or automated software testing (internships count!)
- Understanding of software testing concepts and methodologies
- Familiarity with testing tools and bug tracking systems is a plus
- Exceptional organisation and prioritisation skills - we are a fast paced, agile environment
- Flexible, resilient, and commercial attitude coupled with a high degree of intellectual curiosity
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Experience writing scripts using C# is an asset
- Practical experience of applying Object-Oriented Programming principles.
- Experience with a test framework such as Selenium, Playwright or an API based framework.
- Experience designing, implementing and prioritising test cases for functional and nonfunctional requirements.
- Experience with deployment, test management and source control tools such as Azure DevOps (or similar), Octopus, Git, Test Rail, Jira etc.
- Stakeholder management skills at all levels, ability to work with all relevant parties (project, solutions, supplier technical teams, internal technical teams, engineering teams) to establish a high level of quality throughout the delivery lifecycle
Desirable:
- Experience with user-configurable software, which works according to business rules configured by non-technical users
- Experience with collaborative development methodologies such as BDD or SpecFlow
- Experience in mentoring and upskilling peers within an engineering function
- Experience in the insurance industry is a plus.
- Experience working with cloud service providers, preferably Azure.
- ISTQB Test Automation Engineer
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous 28 days holiday allowance, in addition to public holidays
- For every year of service you complete, we'll give you an additional days holiday (max. 5 days)
- One Dynamic Day per month on top of your holiday allowance to spend time doing the things you want to do or simply catching up with life admin
- Remote & Hybrid approach varying with the nature of your role
- Life cover; income protection and participation in the company pension scheme
- All employees are included in the company discretionary bonus scheme.
- £100 per month to put towards wellness activities
- Annual learning & development allowance of £1,250 and free access to LinkedIn learning and Microsoft ESI learning platforms
About US
INSTANDA is the worlds first no code platform for Insurance. A pioneering Insurtech, we're revolutionising the insurance industry by offering insurers a versatile tool to create, manage, and distribute digital insurance products. Our innovative technology empowers insurance carriers to adapt swiftly to market demands and navigate the evolving landscape. Our Technology is consistently recognised as the best policy administration platform for innovative insurers, winning awards in both the UK and US.
INSTANDA has grown significantly in recent years and we are now a team of 180+ employees based in the UK, EMEA and US, with partnerships that operate worldwide. We're continuing to grow our business and our Quality Engineering team is at the forefront of our growth plans.
Follow us to learn more: Instanda.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
Our company was built by looking at the world through a different lens and our culture today reflects that by encouraging you to be yourself, speak your mind, and share your opinions. We want people who want to push themselves, be part of something great, and be prepared to challenge if they think there is a better way. Collaboration sits at the heart of how we operate, it has fueled our growth enormously and our aim to be ‘world class.
We want everyone to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process; if you require any additional adjustments please let us know.
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