Automation Tester
Galway - 1 week a month in office (candidates must be in commutable distance)
Stamp 4, Stamp 1G spousal and EU/UK passport excepted
12 month contract
Day rate 400-430 per day

Description:
The Test Automation Engineer should be self-driven and have the ability to work in a distributed team by developing complex test automation scripts using programming in Java and Software tools. Ideal candidate should hold strong knowledge of programming and testing methodologies functional, regression, white-box & black-box testing. The candidate will be responsible for creation, implementation and execution of automated tests. A successful Test Automation Engineer will be required to work closely with Developers, QA Analyst and Architects in an Agile Scrum development environment, Embedded in the scrum process as a team member, developing acceptance test cases and tests. Primary Responsibilities: Develop Test Automation frameworks for large scale projects from an end to end perspective including front end, middle tier services and Back End data providers; Code Test Automation Scripts using programming in Java, Selenium, FitNesse and UFT framework; Maintain and Extend Java Selenium, FitNesse and UFT frameworks which promote Maintainability, Flexibility, Extensibility and Scalability; Follow engineering best practices and provide technical mentorship to other team members; Performing reviews of code and automation strategy; Participate in Agile and build Continuous Delivery automation solutions for each product/project; Lead teams through Test-driven development process; Administer testing server and nodes; Implement and maintain automated test scripts, oversee scripts written by other QA engineers. Skills and Knowledge: Experience in developing software test code using Java/J2EE, Hibernate, JUnit, Spring Frameworks, Web Services, Oracle, SQL, etc.; Strong knowledge and expertise with QA tools and automated testing environments (Selenium- WebDriver, UFT/QTP, Fitness Jenkins, Scripting Environments, etc.); Experience developing end-to-end tests for complex solutions for large-scale enterprise systems; Strong knowledge of database concepts; Knowledge of good coding practices and improving code quality; Hands-on experience in ATDD/TDD methodologies; Experience providing Continuous Integration/Delivery solutions (Jenkins, Maven and UDeploy); Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment strongly desired; Demonstrates ability to lead technical discussions among software development engineers.