Test Automation Engineer

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Digital team is curious, forward-thinking, and ambitious and is always one step ahead of the market. We challenge the status quo and ‘leapfrog’ from today to tomorrow. We are futurists and digital innovators who leverage strategy, digital and insights to design, develop and build user journeys to outperform user expectations.

As a Test Automation Engineer you will be performing manual testing as well as working on the existing test automation framework where there is an opportunity to grow your skillset in a range of testing areas for both functional and technical testing.

Role and responsibilities:

• Define the appropriate test scenarios based on the requirements including the test data preparation
• Creating clear and precise defects and effectively prioritising within the development teams current workload and deadlines
• Perform functional, regression, integration, performance, load and end to end testing and analyse results
• Identify and reporting of defects and or enhancements identified though UAT processes
• Engage with third-party vendors to carry out testing services when needed
• Provide quality feedback to Digital Product Owners and other stakeholders on testing issues, progress and lessons learned, including suggested improvements for the future
• Provide testing strategies, test plans, testing outputs, test performance reporting and test issue identification and resolution
• Collaborating with the test lead to define acceptance criteria and providing feedback around validity and feasibility
• Provide regular updates on testing progress to the test lead and project team and get feedback
• Contribute to the design process, providing UX expertise and advocating for the user and their needs
• Provide input to continuous improvements on our testing methods and standards
• Contribute to test automation framework by writing new code and maintaining the existing codebase

Requirements

Tā mātou e kimi nei? - What are we looking for?

• Demonstrable experience in test analysis
• Strong attention to detail
• Previous experience working in an Agile environment
• Proven experience in functional testing, test case design, test management, execution tracking, defect tracking and maintaining traceability
• Experience with testing of complex solutions across multiple digital platforms including Web, mobile apps
• Experience with web and mobile apps automated testing tools(i.e: Detox, Playwright)
• Experience with Javascript, python and other programming languages
• Some experience with the UiPath Testing Suite preferred, but not necessary
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or Information technology
• ISTQB qualification or relevant testing certificate
• Knowledge of software development and Agile methodology
• Experience in test techniques and coding
• Ability to write test reports and technical assessments
• The ability to work well in a team
• Efficient planning skills and an ability to adhere to deadlines