Quality Automation Specialist; EDI Job Edinburgh area,City of Edinburgh Scotland UK,IT/Tech

Quality Automation Specialist (Edinburgh)

We are colloaborating in sourcing for a QA Specialist for an Edinburgh (Hybrid) client

In this key role, you’ll be undertaking and enabling automated testing activities in all delivery models

We’ll look to you to support teams to develop quality solutions and enable continuous integration and assurance of defect free deployment of customer value

You’ll be working closely with feature teams and a variety of stakeholders, giving you great exposure to professional development opportunities

What you’ll do

You’ll be contributing to the transformation of testing using quality processes, tools, and methodologies, significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity. You’ll make sure repeatable, constant and consistent quality is built into all phases of the idea to value lifecycle at reduced cost or reduced time to market. It’s a chance to work with colleagues at multiple levels, and with cross-domain, domain, platform and feature teams, to build in quality as an integral part of all activities.

Supporting the design of automation test strategies
, aligned to business or programme goals

Actioning and evolving more predictive and intelligent testing approaches
, based on automation and innovative testing products and solutions

Collaborating to refine the scope of manual and automated testing required, the creation of automated test scripts, user documentation and artefacts

Designing and creating a low maintenance suite of stable, re-usable automated tests
, which are usable both within the product or domain and across domains and systems in an end-to-end capacity

Applying testing and delivery standards by understanding the product development lifecycle along with mandatory, regulatory and compliance requirements

The skills you’ll need

Experience of automated testing, ideally from an Agile development or CI/CD environment
You’ll be an innovative thinker who can spot opportunities and design solutions, alongside the ability to develop complex automation code.
You’ll also have a good understanding of Agile methodologies and experience of working in an Agile team, with the ability to connect everyday work to the strategic vision of the feature
Experience in end-to-end and automation testing using the latest tools recommended by the enterprise tooling framework
Experience of designing, developing, and implementing automation frameworks in new environments
Experience of manual testing across customer digital journeys, along with knowledge of system integration, acceptance testing, and load, volume, and stress testing
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to colleagues at management level
Good collaboration and stakeholder management skills (EDI)