Job Description
Our client is actively seeking a talented Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for a long term daily rate contract based in Dublin. Hybrid working options are available for this contract Looking for a candidate who is passionate about Software Quality, has an Agile Tester mindset and a track record for building effective automation frameworks. Their SDETs have an in-depth knowledge of Testing Best Practices as well as a strong programming background with the ability to design and execute optimal test strategies that leverage automation capabilities to maximum effect. This role will be working within their Salesforce platform teams so ideally, they are looking for candidates with hands on automation experience with Salesforce Service Cloud or Sales Cloud. They are looking for candidates with a Strong Java programming background that have experience building automation frameworks from scratch with Cucumber/Serenity paired with Rest Assured and Selenium experience. Role/Responsibilities: Define the test strategy for new functionality focusing on achieving the optimal test approach for all functional and non-functional scope. Responsible for all areas of test automation, including building maintaining and documenting adopted Test Automation Frameworks. Develop, automate, and maintain highly effective test cases leveraging automation to optimise test cycle times and the lead time for delivery of new functionality. Ensure comprehensive and transparent test coverage for new and existing product features. Implement best of breed, scalable solutions according to defined patterns and practices. Responsible for application integration testing with all required systems, databases, and services. Works closely with the Software Engineers to understand the codebase and the unit test coverage and to ensure the testability for a given feature. Responsible for working with the Product Owner to understand business requirements and carry out quality assurance checks on the developed solutions. Work as part of a Scrum team using Agile practices and adhering to the values and principles. Promote testing best practices within the team. Researching test tools, methodologies, and trends and working on continuous process improvement initiatives within the CLE Quality Practice. Key Strengths: Strong programming background with Java (3 + preferable) with experience building BDD automation frameworks for both API and UI tier validation. Proven ability to create robust and stable automated integration/functional/regression tests with transparent reporting on the automated coverage. Demonstrate experience working in a test-driven environment with continuous integration pipelines managing the orchestration of feature and regression test packaging & execution. Demonstrate hands on experience of testing code quality & metric production & the implementation of quality gates. Agile tester mindset and approach that has experience defining test approaches that maximise the Return in Investment from automation and enable Continuous Delivery. Strong communication skills and the ability to influence the Delivery Team on Software Quality best practices and ensuring testable high-quality software. Proven ability to assess inefficiencies in testing strategies and the successful execution of improvement initiatives. Strong database testing experience from a functional testing perspective. Technologies & Frameworks: Testing Frameworks/Tooling Serenity/Cucumber, Rest Assured, Selenium. Languages - Java, MS SQL, PowerShell & Bash Hands on experience of database script management using MS SQL Server or other Relational Database Networking & Communication Protocols DNS, TCPIP, UDP, HTTP HTTPS, SSL, FTP, SCP, SOAP & REST OAuth, SAML, SMTP, MAPI Version Control Systems - Azure Devops Git Build Automation Tools - Jenkins Build & Dependency Management Tooling - Maven Salesforce platform Service/Sales Cloud Essential Skills: Has written automated frameworks using one of the following Frameworks/Libraries: Serenity, Selenium, Cucumber, Rest Assured. Experience of developing a test framework from scratch or at a minimum maintaining one. Experiencing owning and defining the test strategy for new features and breaking it down into the corresponding test types and building and executing an effective automation strategy for these. Experience of using an automated maven build, to trigger tests. Excellent knowledge of the maven lifecycle. Good Java development Skills and experience of writing unit, integration and BDD Tests. Experience of writing BDD Test suites with Gherkin, Cucumber and Junit. Experience of best of breed practices in relation to test delivery. Has worked in highly automated CI/CD environments. Excellent java and git skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. If you feel that this role is a good fit for you, then please apply through the portal provided with your up to date C.V and contact details Skills: SDET Serenity Cucumber Agile Test Rest Assured Selenium