Senior Test Automation Engineer (Python)

Job Title: Senior Test Automation Engineer

Location: UK Wide (Flexible/Remote)

Role type: Permanent

Clearance: Active SC (or must be eligible) 

Whoever said 'don't sweat the small stuff' never worked in tech. We all know that it's the small stuff that often has the biggest impact, especially when it comes to top quality products and services. That's where we come in.

Who we are:

We're an award-winning Tech Consultancy, purely focused in Quality Engineering on a mission to become the UK's #1.

What we do:

"Champion and Engineer Quality and Software" - Over the past 6 years, we've shaped and transformed our offering so that passion, precision, and attention to every minuscule detail is baked into everything we do. Born from a desire to bring automation expertise to our current and prospective clients, when Adam Pettman joined 2i 5 years ago, he came with a vision to expand our offering. Building a Junior Engineer training programme from scratch, we trained, coached and developed some of the brightest minds to become the coding champions of today within 2i.

Why Us?

Proudly certified as a "Great Place to Work", 2i are the chosen employer of around 100 Test Automation Engineers and we're continuing our growth! We recently announced our eight-figure private equity funding injection as we aim to increase our revenue by more than £50m in the coming years, that is where you come in…

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for people who let curiosity and interest lead them. We don't expect to have a team of "experts". What we do expect is our Senior Quality Engineers to be inquisitive, challenge and take initiative. We're looking for people who have taken the time to invest in building a well-rounded skillset so they can proudly wear the hat of a 'Full-Stack' Tester. You’ll have an appreciation for the entire testing lifecycle from: exploratory testing, automation, functional and non-functional testing. Our projects and clients are diverse, so whilst depth and specialism in key areas is essential, we look for people who have a hunger to develop and expand their skillset.

You’ll need to be...

• Experienced across the full testing lifecycle from unit testing to user acceptance testing across a multiple product/service environment.
• A lover of code! It plays a huge part in your day to day working.
• An advocate for Automation, not just writing automation scripts but building frameworks from scratch with a combination of tools including Selenium, Webdriver IO, Playwright or Cypress.
• Experienced working in data-driven environments, utilising advanced SQL skills as well as working with data structures, algorithms and systems architecture.
• A collaborative communicator – presenting confidently to key internal and external stakeholders is essential.
• Interested in coaching and mentoring other team members and have previous experience doing this.
• Experienced working in Agile environment and highly familiar with Agile methodologies.

Skillset:

• Python scripting and Pycharm 
• BDD Pytest framework
• Linux/ Unix shell scripting
• CI/CD/ Jenkins/ Drone/ Gitlab
• AWS - DataBrew 
• SQL

Your day job will look like...

• Every day could be different, depending on the clients you support at 2i, but you’ll mostly be...
• Reviewing requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to create and improve test plans and test cases.
• Designing, developing and executing automation scripts.
• Identifying, recording, documenting, and tracking bugs during the software development lifecycle, providing thorough regression testing when resolved.
• Developing and applying testing processes for new and existing products.
• Guiding your own learning to keep knowledge on tools and strategies up to date and relevant.
• Influencing the direction of the automation effort, and its scheduling and prioritisation.
• Leading and supporting more junior members of stuff on engineering projects.
• Presenting the output of both internal and external projects to senior stakeholders.
• Contributing to internal engineering projects.

What we can offer you...

• Leadership pathways tailored for your personal and professional learning and development within 2i, giving clear direction for your career with us.
• 26 days of annual leave + the option to buy and sell holiday (up to 5 days).
• Private Health Care + access to other mental health and wellbeing services including: Gym Memberships, Counselling, Cycle to Work Schemes + many more.
• Individual and Company related performance bonus up to 10% annually.
• Flexible working in a hybrid environment across the UK!

What if you are a partial fit?

Even if you feel you meet 60% of the criteria, we want to hear from you!

We don’t believe in the “perfect” hire, what we do believe in is the benefits of creating a team built of different perspectives, backgrounds, career paths and ways of working. What we value most are team players who are eager to take their growth into their own hands and utilise the people around them.

Please drop: John, Hannah or Jack from the Talent Team a message if you’re unsure if this is the right role for you or what we are looking for.

Want to know what salaries we offer?

Simply reach out to one of our recruitment team for a chat! We’ll be 100% transparent. The reason it’s not included here is because there is genuinely a degree of flexibility when it comes to hiring the right people here at 2i.

Apply directly with your CV, drop one of our recruitment team a message: John Holt, Hannah Reynolds or Jack Kelly, or email talent@2itesting.com