Quality Automation Specialist
NatWest Group · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- On site
- Full-time
- £70,000 / year
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job highlights
- Automate testing across all delivery models.
- Develop quality solutions and enable continuous integration.
- Collaborate with feature teams and stakeholders.
- Design and implement automation test strategies.
- Build stable, reusable automated test suites.
About the role
Quality Automation Specialist
Join us as a Quality Automation Specialist. In this key role, you’ll be undertaking and enabling automated testing activities in all delivery models. We’ll look to you to support teams to develop quality solutions and enable continuous integration and assurance of defect-free deployment of customer value. You’ll be working closely with feature teams and a variety of stakeholders, giving you great exposure to professional development opportunities. We're offering this role at associate level.
What you'll do
Joining us in a highly collaborative role, you’ll be contributing to the transformation of testing using quality processes, tools, and methodologies, significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity. You’ll make sure repeatable, constant and consistent quality is built into all phases of the idea to value lifecycle at reduced cost or reduced time to market. It’s a chance to work with colleagues at multiple levels, and with cross-domain, domain, platform and feature teams, to build in quality as an integral part of all activities.
Additionally, You’ll Be
- Supporting the design of automation test strategies, aligned to business or programme goals.
- Actioning and evolving more predictive and intelligent testing approaches, based on automation and innovative testing products and solutions.
- Collaborating to refine the scope of manual and automated testing required, the creation of automated test scripts, user documentation and artefacts.
- Designing and creating a low maintenance suite of stable, re-usable automated tests, which are usable both within the product or domain and across domains and systems in an end-to-end capacity.
- Applying testing and delivery standards by understanding the product development lifecycle along with mandatory, regulatory and compliance requirements.
The skills you'll need
We’re looking for someone with experience of automated testing, particularly from an Agile development or CI/CD environment. You’ll be an innovative thinker who can identify opportunities and design solutions, coupled with the ability to develop complex automation code. You’ll have a good understanding of Agile methodologies with experience of working in an Agile team, with the ability to relate everyday work to the strategic vision of the feature.
We’ll Also Look For You To Have
- At least five years of experience in end-to-end and automation testing using the latest tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Rest Assured, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit.
- Strong programming skills in Java and Python.
- A background of designing, developing and implementing automation frameworks in new environments.
- Proficiency in API testing using Postman and SoapUI, experienced with DB2, Oracle, and NoSQL databases, and skilled in Maven and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitLab.
- Good collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Key skills/competency
- Automated Testing
- Agile Methodologies
- CI/CD
- Selenium WebDriver
- Rest Assured
- Cucumber
- TestNG
- JUnit
- Java
- Python
Skills & topics
- Quality Automation Specialist
- Automated Testing
- Agile
- CI/CD
- Selenium WebDriver
- Java
- Python
- API Testing
- Test Automation Framework
- Cucumber
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience with automated testing, Agile, CI/CD, and specific tools like Selenium, Java, and Python.
- Showcase your skills: Emphasize your ability to design automation frameworks and your proficiency in API testing tools.
- Demonstrate collaboration: Provide examples of your experience working effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss your approach to test automation strategy and framework design.
- Understand Agile: Articulate your experience within Agile methodologies and your ability to align work with strategic vision.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the primary responsibilities of a Quality Automation Specialist at NatWest Group?
- As a Quality Automation Specialist at NatWest Group, your primary responsibilities include undertaking and enabling automated testing activities, supporting teams in developing quality solutions, and ensuring continuous integration for defect-free deployment of customer value. You will collaborate with feature teams and stakeholders to transform testing processes and build quality into all phases of the product lifecycle.
- What technical skills and tools are essential for this Quality Automation Specialist role?
- Essential technical skills include at least five years of experience in end-to-end and automation testing using tools like Selenium WebDriver, Rest Assured, Cucumber, TestNG, and JUnit. Strong programming skills in Java and Python are required, along with experience in designing and implementing automation frameworks. Proficiency in API testing using Postman and SoapUI, experience with databases like DB2 and Oracle, and familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitLab are also crucial.
- What is the expected experience level for a Quality Automation Specialist at NatWest Group?
- NatWest Group is offering this Quality Automation Specialist role at an associate level, requiring at least five years of experience in end-to-end and automation testing. This indicates a need for a candidate with a solid foundation in testing principles and practical experience in implementing automated solutions.
- How does NatWest Group approach quality assurance and testing in its development lifecycle?
- NatWest Group integrates quality assurance and testing throughout the 'idea to value' lifecycle. The Quality Automation Specialist will contribute to transforming testing using quality processes, tools, and methodologies to ensure repeatable, constant, and consistent quality at reduced cost and time to market. This involves building quality as an integral part of all activities through collaboration with various teams.
- What kind of collaboration can I expect as a Quality Automation Specialist at NatWest Group?
- As a Quality Automation Specialist, you will be working in a highly collaborative role. You'll engage closely with feature teams, cross-domain teams, domain teams, platform teams, and other stakeholders at multiple levels. This collaborative environment is designed to build in quality across all stages of development and to foster professional development opportunities.