Test Automation Engineer
Test Engineer - Salary £37,511 - £44,130 (dependent on experience) - Hybrid Working
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.
Join us and you'll have an opportunity to make an impact. To empower projects that deliver real-world benefits across Britain and internationally. To hear our customers say they couldn't have done it without us. And to be central to OS's vision: to be recognised as world leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact.
About the role
We are looking for a highly motivated Test Engineer to be an integral part of the Consumer Technology Group ensuring product quality. Responsible for testing Web, Mobile and Wearables Applications in addition to our E-Commerce platform, Ordnance Survey Test Engineers are closely embedded with third-party and internal Agile software development teams, collaborating to identify testing requirements for new feature and regression testing as part of manual and automated UAT process. In the role, you should expect approx. 60/40 split between automated and manual testing, and to be doing the following:
- Define and implement End-to-End Test Automation to support cross-platform UAT activities (Web, Mobile, Wearables, E-Commerce)
- Execute manual release testing where required
- Work in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative team to expand upon existing unit and integration testing in the UAT phase of testing.
- Manage and maintain existing automation suites using Webdriver.io with JavaScript
- Be a point of contact for test automation, including assisting colleagues in the execution, maintenance and debugging of existing test suites
- Participate in retrospectives and sprint planning
- Maintain and improve current skillset by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment
What we're looking for
If you are interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, we are looking for someone that can demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Quick learner who is keen to develop understanding of new technologies
- Previous experience in test automation
- Proficient in of JavaScript, Python, Cypress, Selenium or similar industry-standard languages/libraries
- Experience working in an Agile methodology; raising and tracking defects in ADO, JIRA or similar tool
- Experience using source control systems, for example Github
- ISTQB Foundation certification or recognised equivalent
- E-Commerce or Geospatial experience advantageous
- Some experience in mentoring colleagues on coding best practice would be nice to have
This role is full time 37 hours, however, part time applicants looking for a minimum of 30 hours will be considered.
The Rewards
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- Salary - £37,511 - £44,130 (dependent on experience)
- Performance related bonus up to 10%
- A competitive pension scheme (OS contributes up to 12.07%)
- 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays on joining additional to bank holidays (3 taking over Christmas)
- Paid maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
- Free subscription to OS Maps
- Access to online learning platforms
- Coaching and Mentoring schemes
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional perks and benefits
At OS, we believe looking after your health and wellbeing means more than posters and events. We empower you to manage your work and life the way you need it by offering things like
- An extra days' leave for each year you work, up to 33 days
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Hybrid working
- Free onsite parking at our modern HQ in Southampton
- We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances
- Eyecare Vouchers
- OS Explorers Nursery discount
- Cycle to Work scheme
Location: We embrace a hybrid working model at OS and understand there is no one size fits all in relation to how we work. We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire where you will be required to come into for occasional workshops or heads together meeting, with the remaining time being a personal choice as to whether you work from home or spend more time at OSHQ.
Security: OS conducts DBS background checks for all joiners and some of our roles require additional security clearance, including to SC or DV level in some cases. We will tell candidates at the appropriate time during the recruitment process if additional clearance will be required for this role.
Closing date: Sunday 27th October
We embrace a hybrid working model at OS and understand there is no one size fits all in relation to how we work. We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire where you will be required to come into for occasional workshops or heads together meeting, with the remaining time being a personal choice as to whether you work from home or spend more time at OSHQ.
We are looking for passionate people from a range of backgrounds and welcome applications from any race, age, gender, background or religion.
We're individually talented and collectively powerful, and we give you the space to take your career in whichever direction you want.