Senior Test Automation Engineer

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** Job Title
- ** Senior Test Automation Engineer We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. Over the past few years, we've made significant investments in our data and tech capabilities, particularly within our CIO function. Our CIO team is at the forefront of driving innovation and ensuring our technology infrastructure supports our ambitious goals.

We’ve nurtured our 4

Cs culture, fostering collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.

We’re proud of the journey we’re on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues. The CIO team plays a crucial role in this journey, working on cutting-edge projects that enhance our digital presence and improve customer engagement.

We provide insurance to nearly four million customers, but we know there’s even bigger opportunity out there. The fact you’re now reading this job advert means we’ve tempted you to find out more about #lifeat

HD – we really hope you like what you see, and you’ll join us to share in the success of the exciting chapter that lies ahead.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure, we would love to hear from you. Our CIO team is always looking for passionate individuals who are eager to make a difference and contribute to our success.
** Job Details
*** As a Senior Test Automation Engineer, you will be part of the Technology Engineering team within CIO, overseeing, defining, implementing, executing and maintaining adequate test scenarios including end to end traceability to ensure timely, high quality, defect free delivery of outcomes to the production environments.
* Working in an agile environment, you will be assigned to Scrum Teams and collaborate extensively with the colleagues in your teams to identity acceptance criteria for both functional and non-functional requirements.
By agreeing at which levels the testing should be executed and subsequently reviewing and mapping all tests into the system of record, you will be ensuring full traceability of tests.
* Using an Automation Only approach, you will aim to execute the majority of testing automatically and therefore allowing tests to be executed early and often in support of our Zero Defect culture and ensuring that all work items meet the Definition of Done once completed. To achieve this, you will be updating / supporting the update of the test automation framework where necessary.
* As the Senior Test Automation Engineer you will also be supporting and mentoring all junior colleagues and provide timely and accurate MI for your teams to Test Management.
* Working as an individual collaborator in your Scrum Teams alongside colleagues that cross multiple disciplines
* Driving active participation and ensuring all voices are being heard in sprint ceremonies and proactively sharing updates and blockers in daily standups, estimating and committing in sprint planning or helping your teams improve KPIs by providing input in sprint retrospectives
** Skills we would love you to have
** Essential* Proven and substantial practical experience working in an Testing Automation role
* Extensive experience working in an agile environment
* Transformational leadership skills being able to influence decision making and implement new processes and procedures in support of the company’s vision
* Good mentoring skills to support direct reports in their ongoing development
** Tools & Technologies:
*** Proficient knowledge of at least on agile methodology (eg Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
Familiar with backlog and test case management in a system of record such as Jira or Octane
* Excellent knowledge using declarative Gherkin to capture business rules, run as automated tests with Cucumber
* Strong coding skills to…