Job DescriptionJob Title: Test Automation Lead - Newcastle
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Salary: Competitive + package (dependent on experience)
Hybrid Working: Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.
Security Clearance Requirements: 5+ years of continuous UK residency, no gaps of 6 months or more spent outside the UK within those 5 years. This includes either a single 6-month period or multiple trips that total 6+ months.
Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirementAccenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
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You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture thatthrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunitiesthat candrive your career in new and exciting ways.
If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
In our team you will learn:- How to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries.
- How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.
- How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment
Qualification- A proven track record of testing software developments in a structured environment.
- Experience of leading and managing all aspects of the testing process, ensuring quality standards are met across planning, execution, and reporting phases.
- Experience of analysing requirements and user stories to scope test coverage.
- Experience of determining test data requirements and test data set up.
- Experience of test execution including automated and manual execution.
- Experience of test automation tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Karate, Rest-assured or Wiremock.
- Experience of the Defect Management lifecycle and knowledge of one or more defect management tools e.g. JIRA, Bugzilla or HP ALM.
- Experience of coaching and developing junior test analysis.
- Experience of demonstrating test outcomes to clients and collating test evidence for sign off.
Set yourself apart:- Ability to communicate effectively with clients across a range of industry sectors.
- Proven history of working within a complex and diverse delivery environment.
- Experience working in Agile (Scrum, Kanban or SAFe) environment/teams.
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