Automation Tester

Location(s):

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
 

Job Title: Test Automation Engineer
Location : Leeds, hybrid – You will be required to go onto the Leeds office 1-2 days per week, travel to other sites will also be a necessity
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options forthis particular role

Grade: GG09 – GG10

Referral Bonus: 5000

What you’ll be doing

The role will be embedded within one of our scrum teams, where you'll be creating Automated Tests to supportthe ongoing development of products and projects, working alongside developers to infl uence the design oftestable code and platform engineers to integrate your tests into Continuous Delivery pipelines. The choice oftools, technologies and approaches will be wide and varied and you'll have a chance to infl uence the direction of automated testing.

• Analysing test requirements, designing and producing re-usable test scripts and specifying requirements forenvironments, data and test tools required
• Overcoming development obstacles to deliver quality testing on time
• Reviewing test artefacts produced by peers
• Reviewing test results and modify the test suite as necessary
• Defining and creating test cases from the analysis of non-functional specifi cations
• Designing and executing functional and performance test scripts, and security tests
• Analysing requirements for test automation, designing and implementing the technical solution regardless ofapproach. Reviewing and assuring the scope and execution of Unit
• Tests and Integration Tests performed by Software Engineers
• Working closely with other Engineers to describing to how their work will be, or has been, tested such thatthe Software Engineers gains insight into the tester’s interpretation of the requirements
• Execute Session-based (Exploratory) Testing where scripted testing is inappropriate or requires augmentation

Your skills and experiences

• Knowledge of Agile software development
• Knowledge of at least one automated test tool (preferably Selenium and Cucmumber)
• REST assured
• Experience testing both UI and large data sets
• Java experience
• SQL

Other Desirable Skills:

• Use of collaboration tools (Atlassian Suite, GitHub etc)
• Familiarity with BDD and TDD tools
• Awareness of accessibility standards
• AWS
• Postgres
• Kubernetes
• Kafka

Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE also off ers employee share plans, an extensive range of fl exiblediscounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping
discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence 

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

Division overview: Government

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating.

As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.