Detailed Description From Employer:
My Banking client is seeking to recruit a Test Automation Engineer on an initial 6 month contract to be based in London (hybrid, 3x days pw onsite).
Overview:
We are initiating a Proof of Concept (POC) to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of test automation using UiPath. We are looking for a proactive and technically skilled Automation Engineer to lead this POC phase. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with UiPath's Test Suite and a strong understanding of test automation strategies.
This role involves rapid prototyping, tool evaluation, and delivering a working demonstration of automated test scenarios. You will be responsible for delivering Test Automation for the various banking applications within the capital market technology. You will collaborate closely with developers, and business stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, automated testing solution that enhance the efficiency and reliability of our software products and business processes.
The candidate will be expected to embed quality through all phases of the project and collaborate as part of the Test, DevOps and Development team for verification and validation of business requirements test scripts, management of specific project test environments, test data, test repository, defect management and test workload.
The Test Automation role will focus on:
Technical
- Design and implement a POC framework for test automation using UiPath.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts for financial software applications using industry-standard automation tools and frameworks.
- Execute automated test suites to validate software functionality, performance, reliability, and security.
- Participate in the review and refinement of software requirements, specifications, and design documents to ensure testability and adherence to quality standards.
- Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of Test best practices, standards, and guidelines tailored to the finance industry.
- Evaluate UiPath's capabilities in test automation, including integration with CI/CD tools.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in UiPath development, including test automation.
- Strong understanding of RPA concepts, test automation strategies, and QA methodologies.
- Proficiency in Java, VB.NET or C#, and experience with UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, and Test Suite.
- Familiarity with version control systems (eg, Git) and CI/CD tools (eg, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Proven track record of integration and end to end testing skills.
- Experience of testing integrated financial based Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office Applications is preferred.
- Experience of capital markets and investment banking is preferred.
- Experience with automated testing tools beyond UiPath (eg, Selenium, Cucumber, Postman) is preferred.
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
