Software Engineer/Test Automation - SC or DV Cleared
Location: Fulltime - Onsite in Basingstoke
Rate: £600 - £650 per day Inside of IR35
Contract: 6 Month initial
Must have Clearance: current and transferable HLC / DV; must be UK nationals & single passport holders
NATIONAL SECURITY CLEARANCE must be active and transferable.
1. Security clearances must not be more than 10 years old or 7 years for DV; and it must have more than a year remaining before expiry
2. Candidate has taken up post within 6 months of the clearance being granted.
3. The individual must have worked on a government contract or for a government department/Police Force in a role requiring NSV clearance within the last 12 months;
4. The individual must not have resided overseas for more than 6 months during the break in service between government contracts.
We are looking for Higher Level Clearance Automated Test Developers to join our team, working full time and based on client site. As an Automated Test Developer, you will be responsible for the design and development of tests using the project approved tools. You will work within an Agile environment. You will liaise closely with the Test Manager, the Lead Architect and the Security Team to ensure the design; automation and test coverage meet the requirements. You will have clear demonstrable experience, knowledge and understanding of Automation Testing within modern software/applications development, especially with respect to Agile Development methodology.
You will need to be a confident communicator both written and oral, in order to work within the different teams and directly with the client.
Your responsibilities in the Automation tool evaluation, Define the road map for automation, create, execute and debug the test scenarios with defined tools, the creation and debugging of the test scenarios.
"Design and development of automated framework using the project approved tools.
The role is co-located with the prime-contractor and customer, providing opportunities to develop and demonstrate consultancy skills. This role will be based full time on client site near Reading"
Proven experience leading and mentoring successful engineering teams.
Experience of full software development lifecycle using Agile(SAFe)/DevOps concepts.
Practical experience with continuous integration tools.
Attendance at Agile Team meetings and events.
Consulting skills, e.g. problem solving, for instance to understand the clients challenges and translate this in how to assist Software development skills, e.g. JAVA, C# and understanding of software development best practices
Test automation tools, enterprise (e.g. Tricentis TOSCA, Microfocus UFT) and open source (e.g. Robot Frameworks, Selenium) testing tools.
Knowledge of the delivery life cycle and best practice in test automation
Ability to evaluate different tools against defined criteria to develop the right solution based on that specific challenge
Excellent communication skills, written and spoken
If interested please reach out to c.newell@jeffersonfrank.com or call me on 0203 909 9508.
