Test Analyst – Python, Selenium, BDD, SQL

Nottingham

£33,000 - £38,000 DOE

Permanent

My Nottingham based client is on the lookout for an experienced Test Analyst to be a part of their current team. The successful candidate will work within a team of 8 testers and ideally have 4+ years’ experience. The role will require you to be responsible for supporting the test strategy of a new platform the client is looking to launch. You will work with the Test Lead to collect business requirements and ensure the platform is of the highest quality before launching into production.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Test Lead to determine testing strategy and direction for new platform
• Collate business requirements
• Create and execute detailed, well-structured test plans and test cases
• Cross-browser testing using Browser Stack
• End-to-end across both the SDLC and STLC
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Raise and track all defects using JIRA
• Articulate to non-technical key stakeholders

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience in working within an Agile environment
• Strong knowledge of Selenium WebDriver and Gherkin (BDD)
• Technical experience with SQL
• ISTQB/ISEB
• 3+ years’ experience as a Test Analyst
• Experience with Python

If you are a Test Analyst looking to take on a new challenge, then please apply now with your latest CV to find out more.

 

Test Analyst – Python, Selenium, BDD, SQL

Nottingham

£33,000 - £38,000 DOE

Permanent

My Nottingham based client is on the lookout for an experienced Test Analyst to be a part of their current team. The successful candidate will work within a team of 8 testers and ideally have 4+ years’ experience. The role will require you to be responsible for supporting the test strategy of a new platform the client is looking to launch. You will work with the Test Lead to collect business requirements and ensure the platform is of the highest quality before launching into production.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Test Lead to determine testing strategy and direction for new platform
• Collate business requirements
• Create and execute detailed, well-structured test plans and test cases
• Cross-browser testing using Browser Stack
• End-to-end across both the SDLC and STLC
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Raise and track all defects using JIRA
• Articulate to non-technical key stakeholders

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience in working within an Agile environment
• Strong knowledge of Selenium WebDriver and Gherkin (BDD)
• Technical experience with SQL
• ISTQB/ISEB
• 3+ years’ experience as a Test Analyst
• Experience with Python

If you are a Test Analyst looking to take on a new challenge, then please apply now with your latest CV to find out more.

 

An exciting opportunity for a Java Architect / Software Engineer to join a market leading global insurance business and play a pivotal role in helping to deliver their process automation capabilities across the enterprise into targeted business ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop industry-leading Intelligent Process Automation solutions using Robotic Process Automation and Cognitive automation technology and tools
• Rapidly conceptualize and develop cutting edge solutions using latest innovative technology working closely with Product Owners
• Lead feature development with 1-2 more collaborators
• Identify and drive code improvements, including technical debt
• Author feature-specific design docs
• Serve as an example of quality code and design, and push for better processes around how the team operates
• Work with structured and unstructured data for building intelligent bots using rule based and/or cognitive automation techniques
• Act as an enabler of Agile and DevOps practices in collaboration with product delivery and operation support teams

Essential Experience/Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of software engineering and information systems
• Passionate to learn and craftmanship in designing and building high quality software applications that can stand the test of time, stress, and variety of enhancement requests
• Extensive experience of building highly available critical systems using Core Java, C/C++/C#, Python, Linux, SQL or other relational database
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering is required, or in lieu, a demonstrated equivalence in work experience; MS in Computer Science is desirable
• Experience developing automations in RPA platforms (Workfusion preferred)
• Experience developing web interfaces using HTML/JavaScript/CSS and UI frameworks such as Angular, ReactJS, etc. Knowledge of automated testing of applications
• Strong understanding of system architecture, object-oriented design, and understanding of API/Microservices Architecture
• Experienced in Machine Learning model implementation, integration insight, model efficacy and model lifecycle management
• Experience developing web services using Java (Kotlin, Spring MVC, Spring Boot is a plus
• Experience writing scalable, high-performant, instrumented and clean code
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience working on teams with heavy emphasis on DevOps, Automation, CI/CD, and Quality (Jenkins, Docker, Artifactory, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, with strong verbal and writing proficiencies
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with thorough attention to detail
• Excellent planning, documentation and problem solving skills
• Technical leadership and management ability and drive-for-results
• Track record of high achievement in a team-based and results-oriented culture

An exciting opportunity for a Java Architect / Software Engineer to join a market leading global insurance business and play a pivotal role in helping to deliver their process automation capabilities across the enterprise into targeted business ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop industry-leading Intelligent Process Automation solutions using Robotic Process Automation and Cognitive automation technology and tools
• Rapidly conceptualize and develop cutting edge solutions using latest innovative technology working closely with Product Owners
• Lead feature development with 1-2 more collaborators
• Identify and drive code improvements, including technical debt
• Author feature-specific design docs
• Serve as an example of quality code and design, and push for better processes around how the team operates
• Work with structured and unstructured data for building intelligent bots using rule based and/or cognitive automation techniques
• Act as an enabler of Agile and DevOps practices in collaboration with product delivery and operation support teams

Essential Experience/Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of software engineering and information systems
• Passionate to learn and craftmanship in designing and building high quality software applications that can stand the test of time, stress, and variety of enhancement requests
• Extensive experience of building highly available critical systems using Core Java, C/C++/C#, Python, Linux, SQL or other relational database
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering is required, or in lieu, a demonstrated equivalence in work experience; MS in Computer Science is desirable
• Experience developing automations in RPA platforms (Workfusion preferred)
• Experience developing web interfaces using HTML/JavaScript/CSS and UI frameworks such as Angular, ReactJS, etc. Knowledge of automated testing of applications
• Strong understanding of system architecture, object-oriented design, and understanding of API/Microservices Architecture
• Experienced in Machine Learning model implementation, integration insight, model efficacy and model lifecycle management
• Experience developing web services using Java (Kotlin, Spring MVC, Spring Boot is a plus
• Experience writing scalable, high-performant, instrumented and clean code
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience working on teams with heavy emphasis on DevOps, Automation, CI/CD, and Quality (Jenkins, Docker, Artifactory, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, with strong verbal and writing proficiencies
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with thorough attention to detail
• Excellent planning, documentation and problem solving skills
• Technical leadership and management ability and drive-for-results
• Track record of high achievement in a team-based and results-oriented culture

CLOUD OPERATIONS ENGINEER

LONDON

£600 PER DAY INSIDE IR35

We are recruiting a Cloud Operations Engineer to administrate and design cloud architecture and solutions for cloud platforms. You will have a background in design, automation, deployment and operation of cloud infrastructure. You will have experience with DevOps as well as Operation support across all services including networking, security, compute, storage and serverless. You will develop scripts to automate the deployment of Azure and build enterprise solutions using Azure as well as maintaining and supporting the cloud services platform.

• Strong Cloud Infrastructure and Networking, Hub/Spoke, Hybrids, Zones, Fwd/Rev Proxies
• Strong Scripting Skills (Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, Python, Azure CLI)
• Terraform / ARM Templates / Ansible
• Linux and Windows (VM images with Packer beneficial)
• Docker / Kubernetes (PaaS)
• Git/GitHub/Active Directory/IAM

Setup and manage backups, patching and AV/malware software across environments. Ideally you will have experience of automation and provisioning approaches using tools like Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Python, C# and knowledge of configuring and managing Windows and Linux environments.

Certification advantageous e.g. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Guide of expected deliverables:

• Support activities with ongoing project work, namely the Data Lake, Actimize and other Finance projects. Business hours only. This will include build out as well, where applicable.
  
• Author and Publish Azure policies ensuring governance and security best practice are enforced.
  
• Foster good practice via automation through the creation and maintenance of scripts and templates.
  
• Work with the internal network teams on the VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute setups.
  
• Build an on-boarding process and associated automation scripts for project spokes (Azure Hub-Spoke model). Self Service.
  
• Continuously monitor Security Centre ensuring any vulnerabilities are correctly raised, documented in 'design decisions', agreed with Cyber Security and actioned accordingly.
  

You'll also become part of a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do deliver. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, you can contact Suzanne Maby

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Capita Resourcing operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender identity or gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions or trade union membership.

CLOUD OPERATIONS ENGINEER

LONDON

£600 PER DAY INSIDE IR35

We are recruiting a Cloud Operations Engineer to administrate and design cloud architecture and solutions for cloud platforms. You will have a background in design, automation, deployment and operation of cloud infrastructure. You will have experience with DevOps as well as Operation support across all services including networking, security, compute, storage and serverless. You will develop scripts to automate the deployment of Azure and build enterprise solutions using Azure as well as maintaining and supporting the cloud services platform.

• Strong Cloud Infrastructure and Networking, Hub/Spoke, Hybrids, Zones, Fwd/Rev Proxies
• Strong Scripting Skills (Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, Python, Azure CLI)
• Terraform / ARM Templates / Ansible
• Linux and Windows (VM images with Packer beneficial)
• Docker / Kubernetes (PaaS)
• Git/GitHub/Active Directory/IAM

Setup and manage backups, patching and AV/malware software across environments. Ideally you will have experience of automation and provisioning approaches using tools like Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Python, C# and knowledge of configuring and managing Windows and Linux environments.

Certification advantageous e.g. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Guide of expected deliverables:

• Support activities with ongoing project work, namely the Data Lake, Actimize and other Finance projects. Business hours only. This will include build out as well, where applicable.
  
• Author and Publish Azure policies ensuring governance and security best practice are enforced.
  
• Foster good practice via automation through the creation and maintenance of scripts and templates.
  
• Work with the internal network teams on the VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute setups.
  
• Build an on-boarding process and associated automation scripts for project spokes (Azure Hub-Spoke model). Self Service.
  
• Continuously monitor Security Centre ensuring any vulnerabilities are correctly raised, documented in 'design decisions', agreed with Cyber Security and actioned accordingly.
  

You'll also become part of a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do deliver. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, you can contact Suzanne Maby

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Capita Resourcing operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender identity or gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions or trade union membership.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer - Edinburgh city centre - SaaS platform company who are developing a product for the medical/healthcare industry.

The team are working with modern tech (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript in an AWS environment). They're a Scrum team who work with TDD/BDD and best development practices (DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes). Joining them you may not have previous experience with Ruby on Rails (Python, PHP, Java etc all fine) but you'll learn quickly with the support of your colleagues.

The company are well-established (they've been going for 10 years) and are growing on the back of some recent contract wins with some really high-profile clients. Their SaaS platform supports research - with tangible benefits to healthcare/medicine and so there's a warm, fuzzy feeling working there because their work really does have a positive impact.

You might not be a RoR expert but they are more than happy to consider experienced Developers who have worked with another back end programming language (PHP, Python, Java, C#).

They pay competitive salaries (up to £55,000 for Senior Engineers) and there are good benefits on top; strong pension, good holiday allowance, private medical. There is also good career development on offer - they promote from within and every team member has regular one-on-ones with Managers and individual training/development programmes.

Your skills and experience:

*Ideally, experience with Ruby (or experience with other programming languages and a willingness to learn!).

*JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 skills.

*Good Linux skills.

*Database skills; SQL and NoSQL.

*Agile/Scrum experience.

*Source control with Git/SVN.

Bonus skills:

*Azure/AWS skills - experience in SaaS/PaaS (Platform as a Service).

*An interest in Big Data - statistics skills, familiarity with R.

*Experience with RESTful APIs.

*TDD/BDD experience and exposure to DevOps.

If you're interested, please apply and/or get in touch with Rhona Kennedy at Cathcart Associates.

Ruby on Rails, RoR, Python, PHP, JavaScript, SaaS, MySQL, Agile, Scrum, HTML5, CSS3, AWS, Azure, DevOps, UNIX, Linux, SQL, NoSQL, Git, SVN, RESTful APIs, TDD, BDD

Full Stack Software Engineer

Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer - Edinburgh city centre - SaaS platform company who are developing a product for the medical/healthcare industry.

The team are working with modern tech (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript in an AWS environment). They're a Scrum team who work with TDD/BDD and best development practices (DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes). Joining them you may not have previous experience with Ruby on Rails (Python, PHP, Java etc all fine) but you'll learn quickly with the support of your colleagues.

The company are well-established (they've been going for 10 years) and are growing on the back of some recent contract wins with some really high-profile clients. Their SaaS platform supports research - with tangible benefits to healthcare/medicine and so there's a warm, fuzzy feeling working there because their work really does have a positive impact.

You might not be a RoR expert but they are more than happy to consider experienced Developers who have worked with another back end programming language (PHP, Python, Java, C#).

They pay competitive salaries (up to £55,000 for Senior Engineers) and there are good benefits on top; strong pension, good holiday allowance, private medical. There is also good career development on offer - they promote from within and every team member has regular one-on-ones with Managers and individual training/development programmes.

Your skills and experience:

*Ideally, experience with Ruby (or experience with other programming languages and a willingness to learn!).

*JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 skills.

*Good Linux skills.

*Database skills; SQL and NoSQL.

*Agile/Scrum experience.

*Source control with Git/SVN.

Bonus skills:

*Azure/AWS skills - experience in SaaS/PaaS (Platform as a Service).

*An interest in Big Data - statistics skills, familiarity with R.

*Experience with RESTful APIs.

*TDD/BDD experience and exposure to DevOps.

If you're interested, please apply and/or get in touch with Rhona Kennedy at Cathcart Associates.

Ruby on Rails, RoR, Python, PHP, JavaScript, SaaS, MySQL, Agile, Scrum, HTML5, CSS3, AWS, Azure, DevOps, UNIX, Linux, SQL, NoSQL, Git, SVN, RESTful APIs, TDD, BDD

A highly-skilled Java Developer is required to join the development team of a fast growing Artificial Technology company based in Oxford. The ideal Software Engineer will have expert knowledge of software design and the development process and will have solid experience of testing and evaluating current applications.

The Role:

• Design and develop creative and innovative software platforms
• Create scalable software platforms and applications, and efficient solutions that are unit tested, code reviewed, and checked regularly using continuous integration.
• Grow existing service platform and network capabilities to handle growth, enabling the provisioning of diagnostic support service to external customers and support internal customers.
• Examine existing systems, identifying flaws and creating solutions to improve workflow, efficiency, service uptime.
• Plan and execute full software development life cycles (SDLC) for each assigned project, adhering to company standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or information technology
• 3+ years' experience in engineering software
• 3+ years' experience (professional and academic) with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Angular
• 3+ years' experience (professional and academic) with Java, Spring, Hibernate
• Proven ability to document design processes, including development, tests, analytics, and troubleshooting
• Experience with rapid/Agile development cycles and continuous integration/deployment
• Strong scripting and test automation abilities

Disirable Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of relational databases as well as ORM and SQL technologies
• Working knowledge of machine learning
• Proficiency with C# and Python
• Desire to continue to grow professional capabilities with ongoing training and educational opportunities
• Experience working in a regulated environment

Keywords: distributed software, agile, Javascript, Angular, Java, Spring, Hibernate, ORM, SQL, machine learning, C#, Python

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency

A highly-skilled Java Developer is required to join the development team of a fast growing Artificial Technology company based in Oxford. The ideal Software Engineer will have expert knowledge of software design and the development process and will have solid experience of testing and evaluating current applications.

The Role:

• Design and develop creative and innovative software platforms
• Create scalable software platforms and applications, and efficient solutions that are unit tested, code reviewed, and checked regularly using continuous integration.
• Grow existing service platform and network capabilities to handle growth, enabling the provisioning of diagnostic support service to external customers and support internal customers.
• Examine existing systems, identifying flaws and creating solutions to improve workflow, efficiency, service uptime.
• Plan and execute full software development life cycles (SDLC) for each assigned project, adhering to company standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or information technology
• 3+ years' experience in engineering software
• 3+ years' experience (professional and academic) with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Angular
• 3+ years' experience (professional and academic) with Java, Spring, Hibernate
• Proven ability to document design processes, including development, tests, analytics, and troubleshooting
• Experience with rapid/Agile development cycles and continuous integration/deployment
• Strong scripting and test automation abilities

Disirable Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of relational databases as well as ORM and SQL technologies
• Working knowledge of machine learning
• Proficiency with C# and Python
• Desire to continue to grow professional capabilities with ongoing training and educational opportunities
• Experience working in a regulated environment

Keywords: distributed software, agile, Javascript, Angular, Java, Spring, Hibernate, ORM, SQL, machine learning, C#, Python

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency