Our client an Insurance company is looking for a QA Engineer who is a Python expert to join their team as a permanent member of staff. Someone who can help push forward their journey towards automation in testing. They work in an agile product Squad/Pod set-up, so would require this experience.

Required Technical Abilities

• QA and Automation Expertise: Substantial hands-on experience in Quality Assurance and developing automated tests.
• Web Knowledge: Solid understanding of the structure and protocols of web applications (eg, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, HTTP).
• Python Proficiency: Strong skills in Python and adaptability for learning new programming languages as needed.
• Automation Testing: Practical experience in crafting automated tests for both Front End and Back End (using libraries like Playwright, Selenium, Requests.py, Pytest).
• Automation Frameworks: Well-versed in designing and implementing test automation frameworks, design patterns, and best practices.
• Microservices and APIs: Familiarity with microservices and experience testing APIs (using tools like Postman or Insomnia).
• CI/CD Skills: Comfortable with continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines for test automation, using platforms such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Cloud Knowledge: Understanding of cloud environments, with hands-on exposure to a cloud platform, ideally Azure.
• Non-Functional Testing: Awareness of non-functional testing approaches, including performance, accessibility, and security testing.
• Containerization: Knowledgeable in container technologies and orchestration tools (eg, Docker, Kubernetes).

Beneficial Skills

• Specialized Testing: Exposure to non-functional testing.
• Mentorship: Ability to guide and train team members in QA.
• Low-Code/No-Code Testing: Familiarity with testing for low-code or no-code platforms.

Core Interpersonal Skills

• Effective Communicator: Able to clearly communicate with team members and stakeholders at all levels.
• Agile Advocate: Adapts to Agile methodologies, participating actively in Agile ceremonies and iterative development.
• Collaborative Mindset: Committed to building an inclusive and collaborative team environment that emphasizes knowledge sharing.
• Problem Solver: Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to tackling challenges.
• Quality Champion: Dedicated to promoting quality across the development process.