Opportunity

Automation Test Analyst

London City - Trading

£80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Harrington Starr are currently looking for a Automation Test analyst to join a leading vendor working on a trading platform. The systems under test are currently hosted on dual platform technology - application components reside on both Linux and Windows Servers.

This person will be one of 6 dedicated test analysts within the team, responsible for designing and building automation test frame works, working with Test Developers to create automated frameworks and executing automated tests.

Responsibilities include

• Building Automation frameworks from scratch in Java
• Designing test suites for automation in order to validate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Maintaining and improving existing regression test suites
• Planning test phases and creating Test Strategy documents
• Keeping up to date with new developments and strategies within their area and the general IT marketplace.
• Offering ideas, advice and support with regard to improvement initiatives within the team.
• To do what is necessary to ensure all personal tasks are completed on schedule.
• Perform any other duties as reasonably required by the Test Manager, if necessary outside office hours and, very occasionally, at weekends.
• Working closely with business analysts, developers and operations staff.

Knowledge & Experience

• 3 years test experience within in JAVA automation
• experience in the financial sector.
• Some automated testing experience
• Borland Silk Test, SilkPerformer and 4test language knowledge would be a benefit but training can be provided.
• Exposure to systems developed on various platforms (Windows and Linux).
• Experience of Atlassian Jira would be an advantage but is not essential.
• ISEB certification to at least Foundation level.
• Development methodologies, Waterfall Model, Agile Methods.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong SQL knowledge with SQL Server or Oracle experience.
• Strong C++

Sound interesting please contact James Platt