Assurance Manager; Tech); Rgn) in RTGS - CORE

Permanent

Full Time

Leeds or London

• 8 to 10 years of hands‑on test automation experience, using recognised automation tools.
• Experience designing, implementing and maintaining test automation frameworks and scenarios
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• Practical experience in:
  • Functional testing
  • System testing
  • System integration testing
  • End‑to‑end testing
  • API testing
  • UI testing
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, tools and techniques
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• Ability to analyse test results, identify defects or bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to learn complex business processes involving multiple integrated systems.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills for working with developers, architects, product teams and senior test management.
• Experience working in a hands‑on automation engineering role

• Strong hands‑on experience using the Karate framework
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• Experience writing automated tests covering:
  • System testing
  • Functional testing
  • End‑to‑end testing
  • API testing
  • Security testing
  • UI testing
• Ability to design, implement, maintain and refactor automated test scenarios and frameworks.
• Experience identifying automation improvements and performance bottlenecks.
• Ability to work with developers and system architects to implement test‑script enhancements.

• Experience leading or managing a team of approximately 8 to 10 test automation engineers
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• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work with senior test management and product teams to support timely defect resolution.
• Experience contributing to test strategies and defining process improvements.
• Ability to support recruitment activities alongside the leadership team.

• Experience with API‑testing tools such as:
  • SOAP UI
  • Postman
• Knowledge of middleware or message‑queuing technologies, including:
  • Kafka
  • IBM MQ
  • ACE
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as:
  • Python
  • Java Script
• Experience or knowledge of security‑testing and vulnerability‑scanning tools, including:
  • Sonar Qube
  • Fortify
  • Twistlock
  • Xray
• Understanding of security testing within automated test delivery.

These would strengthen a candidate's application but should not normally be used as mandatory screening criteria:

• Experience with Eggplant Functional
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• Experience with performance‑testing tools:
  • JMeter
  • Load Runner
• Knowledge of application monitoring or scheduling tools such as Control‑M.
• Experience contributing to a Performance Test Strategy
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• Experience designing or executing performance tests within an existing maintenance test pack.
• Knowledge of Oracle Database architecture.
• Experience generating queries for Tableau reporting.
• Broad knowledge of software architecture and related technologies, including:
  • XBRL
  • HTML
  • VB
  • .NET
  • XML
  • Java
  • Web Services
  • SOA
  • SOAP
  • Unix/Linux
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • SQL
  • Share Point

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or another relevant discipline.
• ISTQB, ISQI or ISEB Foundation‑level qualification.

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