Automated Test Developer (Intermediate) – EY’s Innovation Hive

Job description

About our team:

 

It is our mission to transform the working lives of finance and tax professionals. We are responsible for the innovation and development of human-centric products within EY. Our approach is to prototype ideas, get feedback from our customers and scale the very best ideas. 

 

At the heart of our business is our people. Good people, supported by good internal practice, are the building blocks for making the impossible possible. We are looking for an Intermediate Automated Test Developer with a focus on automation that will help support us tobuild and release engaging, innovative applications, and bring them to market quickly.

What you will do:

·      Collaborate with developers, designers, analysts and product managers to ensure that quality is integrated into every stage of the development process.

·       Engage in a wider quality assurance team to help improve quality across the whole of the Innovation Hive, supporting the introduction of new tools and working practices to improve testing and reduce time to delivery.

·      Support the Quality Assurance Manager to help develop and maintain the automation test framework being used across the Innovation Hive.

·       Work with other members of the Innovation Hive to help promote and drive the importance of testing as part of the software development lifecycle.

·      Help build the knowledge base within the QA team to include other areas of testing such as performance testing, security testing, etc.

 

You are:

·       Curious - you like to understand why things are done the way they are, and how they could be continuously improved.

·       Collaborative – you work well with others to develop a stronger outcome than achieved individually. You seize learning and knowledge sharing opportunities.

·       Empathetic - you take the time to understand what drives other team members, what motivates them and how to achieve mutual objectives.

·       Humble - you actively seek feedback and feel comfortable providing it to others. You are not overly influenced by organisational hierarchy.

·       Reflective - you are comfortable re-evaluating your view when presented with contrasting facts and your opinions.

·       Energetic – you are excited by what you do and you bring an enthusiasm to your job.

·       Agile –  you live and breathe  agile development  as a philosophy that guides your actions, but not as a process to rigidly follow, showing the ability to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing environment.

 

What you definitely need:

We are interested to hear from people with the right attitude for the job! That’s naturally entrepreneurial people that feed on the energy of a thriving team. You’ll need a balance of technical and analytical skills, a creative approach to work and strong communication skills. If you’ve got big ideas, as well as the confidence to voice them, this role is for you.To qualify for the role you must have:

·      A work attitude that is curious, collaborative, empathetic, humble, reflective, energetic, and agile (see above).

·       Proven experience working within an automated testing environment and hands on experience developing and implementing automated testing frameworks.

·      Proven experience writing test scenarios and determining effective and efficient ways of testing applications.

·       Experience with automated testing and BDD tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Serenity BDD, etc.

·      A pragmatic approach to quality with flexibility in approach, willingness to adapt quickly and initiative when working in unstructured environments with limited supervision.

·       Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes.

·      A high level of drive and commitment to delivering high quality work.

·       A structured approach to problem solving.

·      Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process, as well as supporting quality assurance as part of DevOps practices within the team.

Who we are

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.