Lead Test Automation Engineer FTC

Lead Test Automation Engineer FTC

Lead Test Automation Engineer FTC

Department: IT

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Home United Kingdom

Reporting To: Lisa Hollins

Description
Amazing opportunity 12 month contract
We are seeking a passionate and forward-thinking Test Automation Manager to lead the charge in shaping and delivering our automation testing strategy across a range of innovative products. This includes our bespoke case management system, in-house applications, and client integrations. You'll be at the forefront of exciting new streams of work, leveraging the latest technologies to ensure our systems are robust, scalable, and of the highest quality.
You'll work closely with cross-functional teams in a Scrum Agile environment, championing test-driven development (TDD) and embedding a culture of quality-first engineering. Your role will be pivotal in driving automation excellence, mentoring teams, and ensuring our testing solutions are modern, efficient, and continuously evolving.
The Test Automation Manager will oversee the use of but not limited to the following technologies within the teams:
Cypress, Selenium WebDriver
Jest
K6
GitHub
A flexible approach is required and out of hours working is expected to support business as usual activities or project deadlines.
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What will your day look like:
Leadership & Strategy
Lead and manage testing efforts across cross-functional product teams.
Define and implement scalable testing strategies, standards, and best practices across the SDLC.
Evaluate and onboard new tools and technologies to enhance testing efficiency and coverage.

Automation & Tools
Own and evolve the Test automation framework using tools such as Cypress Cloud & Selenium WebDriver for E2E testing , Jest for unit and component testing , K6 for performance/load testing , BDD approach using Cucumber and Reqnroll.
Manage and optimize cross-browser testing using BrowserStack.
Work within a Monorepo architecture to streamline test management across projects.
Ensure CI/CD integration using GitHub and DevOps pipelines to enable continuous testing.
Innovation, Collaboration & Delivery
Partner with Senior Developers, Product Owners, Architects and DevOps to embed quality practices early in the development process.
Drive a culture of quality and automation across the teams.
Research and recommend emerging testing tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
Identify areas for quality improvement and introduce modern test techniques and tools.
Guide Product team members in Automation best practices and technology use.

Knowledge and Abilities:
Technical Skills:
Proven experience in Test automation and QA leadership roles.
Expertise with: -
Cypress Cloud, Selenium WebDriver for automation testing.
Cucumber, Reqnroll - BDD tools .
BrowserStack for cross-browser testing.
GitHub and DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
Monorepo structure and test orchestration at scale.
Desirable:
Jest for unit & component testing.
K6, JMeter for performance/load testing.
CodeCov - Code Coverage tooling.

Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Exposure to modern frontend/backend stacks and microservices.
Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
ISTQB or similar certification is a plus.

Benefits
Career & Purpose

• Davies Innovation Lab
• Leadership training programme
• Funding for professional qualifications
• Thrive at Davies; learning opportunities

• The Davies Foundation
• Local charity funding
• Pennies To Heaven
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee volunteering programme

• Pension, 5% employee and 5% employer contribution
• My Choices at Davies provides; High Street discounts and Financial wellbeing hub
• Life assurance: x4
• Refer a Friend
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lease car salary sacrifice
• Davies Incentive Plan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Wellbeing centre; move, munch, money & mind focus
• Discounts with 100's of UK retailers
• EAP; 24/7 confidential helpline
• 25 days holiday, increases to 26 days after 5 years and 27 after 10 years
• Flexible working; hybrid, work from home or join a collaborative office space
• Dress for your day
• Inclusive employment policies eg. Menopause, fostering friendly, fertility, sabbatical policy and baby loss and miscarriage
• Flexible benefits include; holiday purchase plan and a opportunity to purchase heath cash plan and BUPA dental plan

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