Automation Test Team Lead (225dm) – Chippenham - £60000-£70000 DOE

Our client has an exciting opportunity for an Automation Test Team Lead to join their successful and expanding company.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

This role is largely internally facing, working within an agile software development team.

The primary focus of the role is to develop the Automation Test Strategy alongside the Solution Assurance Director, including assisting in the identification, selection and implementation of automation tools, technology, and best practice.

Essential Functions of the Job / Personal Responsibilities:

•Define/Create/Assist/Troubleshoot the development of Test Automation Framework, Standards, Procedures,
•Processes, Toolsets and Best practices as related to Test Automation
•Manage the Daily/Weekly activities of the Test Automation Team Members and support the onboarding of new team members
•Provide technical guidance and expertise to team members, colleagues and/or customers
•Contribute to program/project review meetings. Support Quality Assurance Management in
•Determining status, assessing problem areas, suggesting and reviewing corrective actions,
•Directing/planning necessary extra work, and rework and re-plan activities


Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
•Expertise in both Defining and Creating Test Automation Frameworks
•Experience in Agile environment and DevOps
•Solid understanding of VSTS/Azure CI/CD Pipelines
•Expertise in setting up Automation Suites in CI/CD Environment
•Experience developing API automated testing solutions using UFT, Selenium, JUnit, Soap UI and JMeter
•Ability to determine strategic direction and not just tactical
•Strong programming and technical experience as this role will require digging into code and interfacing with developers and delivery managers
•Knowledge of tools and processes for results reporting
•Experience with testing big enterprise, high-traffic and multi-tier applications using MS Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS)
•Experience managing teams of Automation Engineers strongly preferred
•Excellent attention to detail
•Good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
•Maintains knowledge of specific technical specialisms, provides detailed advice regarding their application, and executes specialized

When you choose a career with our client you also get access to a wide range of excellent, highly competitive benefits such as:
•Career progression
•23 days holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
•Flexible/Hybrid/Remote working (depending on the role)
•Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
•Company contributory pension scheme, life assurance, 15 weeks fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, two weeks paternity pay…and plenty more

For more information, and to arrange a conversation please contact Daniel Martin at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd by email [email protected] or via our website www.ex-mil.co.uk

https://www.ex-mil.co.uk/vacancies/7405/automation-test-team-lead