Automation Test Engineer

Automation Test Engineer

Location:

Cheltenham/Gloucester – on site 5 days per week.

At DXC Technology we deliver mission‑critical services in a secure environment while promoting our people‑first agenda and a healthy work‑life balance. Our consistent positive customer feedback and continuous growth help us cement our place as a leading IT solutions enterprise.

We believe in hiring a diverse team and make recruiting decisions based on skills and experience. We provide training, support and tools to aid personal and professional development, driving innovation and modernising operations.

DXC’s platinum account has an opening for an Automation Test Engineer
. The successful candidate will work across multiple teams, be highly organised, and possess excellent problem‑solving and attention‑to‑detail skills.

• Contribute to test planning, scheduling and management of test resources; lead formal test execution phases on larger projects.
• Define test cases and create integration, system and configuration test scripts and questionnaires from functional requirement documents.
• Maintain defect reports and update reports following regression testing.
• Adhere to and advocate established quality methodology and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Understand the functional design of software products/suites and underlying technologies to facilitate testware authoring, diagnose system issues and confirm that tests accurately address business functionality.
• Apply industry and functional area knowledge and relevant regulatory statutes to assess system component compliance with business specifications.
• Develop specified testing deliverables over the project lifecycle.

• Excellent organisation and time‑management skills.
• Effective analytical, planning and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficient PC and business software skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with peers and clients.
• Ability to write detailed, step‑based narrative test materials and necessary testbed set‑up steps.
• Capacity to work independently and collaboratively.

• Knowledge of varied operating environments:
  Windows, Red Hat, Linux.
• Exposure to cloud and virtualisation technologies: AWS, Azure, VMWare.
• Experience with configuration management, defect tracking, query tools, software productivity tools and templates for test scripts and trace matrices.
• Experience in software product testing and applicable regulatory statutes.
• Experience with Oracle, SQL/, Mongo
  
  DB or other relevant databases.

• Competitive compensation.
• Pension scheme.
• DXC Select – comprehensive benefits package (private health/medical insurance, childcare vouchers, gym membership, etc).
• Perks at Work – discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more.
• DXC incentives – recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events.

DXC Technology believes strong connections and community are key to success. Our work model prioritises in‑person collaboration while supporting flexibility to foster wellbeing, productivity and an inclusive environment.

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