Test Automation Engineer at Flowbird UK

TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER 

Flowbird delivers solutions for smart cities on the move. Our Smart Transport solutions can be seen in world-class cities including London, Edinburgh, Paris, New York, Sydney, Rome, Brussels and Toronto. Flowbird is present in 5,000 towns and cities around the world. We employ over 1,300 people creating and delivering effective, high quality solutions for our clients. 

Our market leadership is underpinned by a continuous drive to innovate and push the frontiers of what is possible in order to make our customers more successful. As a result, we are a thriving business that is investing strongly and building the team for both new opportunities and supporting existing ones. 

Location: 

Our UK headquarters is based in Poole on the Dorset coast with its bustling quay, some of the best beaches in the UK and a stunning natural harbour. There is easy access to the Dorset countryside, the New Forest and the spectacular Jurassic Coast. Our main office is 1 mile from Poole railway station with good public transport links and close to both Bournemouth and Southampton international airports.  

Summary: 

Working within a test team who are responsible for all aspects of testing integrated systems within an Agile development environment. Good communication skills are required as you will be required to work both with and within software development teams, you will also interact with design architects, product owners and project managers.

Primary testing activities will be focused on software automation, therefore a working knowledge of Python as well as the automated testing tool Robot Framework would be most beneficial. 

Knowledge of Selenium, Soap UI and database management (postgres, SQL server) would be an advantage.

The ability to comply with project key performance indicators and industry standards is highly valued.

Core Responsibilities:

• Static testing of project documents/requirements
• Creation/Review/Execution/Maintenance of test cases
• Creation/Review/ Maintenance of test suites
• Creation/Review/ Maintenance  of Requirement Traceability Matrices
• Maintenance of the automated framework
• Execution analysis
• Defect reports
• Work with peers in Development, Program Management and Design teams
• Contribute to a service minded and client-orientated approach

Required Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of automation testing 
• Experience in robot framework is ideal
• Experience with continuous integration is desirable
• ISTQB Foundation (or higher) certification is desirable
• Experience with Selenium is desirable
• Experience of UAT is desirable
• Knowledge of Testrail is desirable
• Any additional qualifications in computing, engineering, science or testing fields would be beneficial.
  (Eg. Network Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics and Quality Assurance)
• Working Knowledge of python is desirable
• Working knowledge of Agile test development processes

You will also have a working knowledge of the following:

• Basic testing activities, including:
• Test levels
• Test cases
• Test Plans
• Defects
• Testing Industry standards
• Automated test case creation
• Automated test suites/runs
• Source control using GIT
• MS Windows, MS Office
• SQL experience 
• Working knowledge of networking and associated protocols

Core Skills: 

• MS Windows, MS Office
• SQL experience 
• Python development experience
• PC Literate - Very good knowledge of PCs, Windows and PC Networks
• Working knowledge of networking and associated protocols
   

Core Competencies: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Passion for excellence
• Ability to work in a demand-led environment showing both adaptability and problem solving skills

Reports To:

• Test Manager