Senior Test Engineer

Location: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Belfast, gb

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Test Automation Engineer to join our dynamic agile team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test automation, particularly with Cypress, and a deep understanding of both front-end and backend testing. The individual will have recent experience working within agile / scrum teams. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our web application through comprehensive automated testing.

This role requires you to hold active SC Clearance 

Qualifications

• Analysis of epic, story and acceptance criteria information (requirements, design specification) to define and design test scenarios and cases
• Running and participating in three amigo sessions to discuss test scenarios/cases, to identify test approaches to ensure the ACs are being met and to call out any risks
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Cypress for both front-end and backend APIs.
• Perform API testing using Postman and Rest-Assured to validate RESTful web services.
• Identify, document, and track defects and issues, ensuring they are resolved in a timely manner.
• Continuously improve and optimize the test automation framework and processes.
• Perform code reviews and provide feedback to ensure high-quality code standards.
• Monitor test execution within the pipeline and address any failures.
• Implement monitoring and alerting using tools like CloudWatch, Kibana, and K9s to track application performance and detect issues.
• Perform database validation and queries using PostgreSQL to ensure data integrity.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Communicate test results and progress effectively to the team.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.