Automation Tester

We are looking for an experienced Automation Tester to join our team for a 6-month assignment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in web application testing, test automation, Agile methodologies, and quality assurance, with hands-on knowledge of tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, and Serenity. Roles & Responsibilities • Understand and determine the requirements and specifications of applications or systems to be tested. • Develop and maintain functional test cases, test results, and test data using test automation tools and Jira Zephyr. • Perform estimation, planning, prioritisation, progress monitoring, and coordination of testing activities. • Provide daily reports on UAT testing status and progress. • Develop test automation scripts and execute existing automation scripts as part of the regression test suite. • Analyse clients’ business requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews, workshops, and workflow analysis. • Provide input into the development and modification of systems to meet client requirements and prepare business specifications to support these changes. • Ensure application quality across multiple environments, including SIT, UAT, Performance Testing, and Production. • Participate in test scenario and test case preparation, test execution, defect review, and test data preparation. • Perform various types of testing, including Unit, Integration, System, Database, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). • Identify, document, track, and manage defects through to resolution. • Collaborate with developers, business users, and other stakeholders to ensure quality deliverables. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computing, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent professional experience. • 2–5 years of experience as a Test Engineer, preferably with web applications. • Hands-on experience in web application automation testing. • Familiarity with the Agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and working within Agile teams. • Knowledge of software testing techniques, including: Smoke testing, Database testing, Integration testing, White-box and black-box testing, Regression testing, System integration testing, User acceptance testing • Good understanding of quality assurance principles, methods, and processes. • Strong knowledge of test automation principles, methods, and frameworks. • Experience with functional testing; experience in the banking or financial services sector would be an advantage. • Comfortable working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Cucumber, and Selenium. • Experience executing software testing within CI/CD processes. • Experience with BDD frameworks, preferably Serenity. • Meticulous, detail-oriented, and able to work independently. • Strong initiative, ownership, commitment, and results-oriented mindset. • Good interpersonal, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills. • Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively with different stakeholders.