Description:
In order to support our incredible growth, we’re hiring a passionate SDET (Software Developer in Test) to work on a variety of complex retail technology software programmes within REPL Group (part of Accenture).
As an SDET, you will perform a developer role, with a focus on testability, robustness and performance. Applying a variety of techniques, and applying their unique experience, to review designs, analyse code quality and assess risk.
You will also refactor code to make it more testable, create and implement test frameworks and automated tests. They must collaborate with developers and other stakeholders to define and achieve successful delivery of high quality software of our products and services.
Key Tasks
- To design and execute effective automated functional and regression tests in Gherkin and Cucumber using the BDD approach
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, to perform business analysis and produce relevant acceptance criteria
- Ability to identify the genesis of a defect, using de-bugging tools), analysing stack traces, code, log-files and other artefacts such as source code
- Ability to write excellent quality object-oriented code
- To have an understanding of databases and services (e.g. RESTful services), including the ability to programmatically interact with data formats that may include XML and JSON
- To work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver software development projects.
- To have a broad understanding of Agile development practices including TDD & BDD and their application.
- Use and build test automation frameworks and tools
- Creating an innovative test automation phase plan for each project
- To be able to engage with key stakeholders across the organisation
- Assessing and reporting on performance and constantly looking for areas of improvement and innovation
- To provide input for the preparation of the project in own specialist area and ensure delivery against targets are met
- Organise and own any technical workshops and resulting outputs
- Facilitation of error management processes and have an input into process improvement
- Collation and circulation of quality data and metrics
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline the process, and work with
- the engineering team to deliver those improvements
- Assess testability of story work during planning meetings
- Provide continuous feedback on the product and process as required by the team
- Execute exploratory testing to evaluate the product
- Quality review of overnight automated test runs of products ensuring defects are managed accordingly.