Senior QA Automation Engineer

Who are Benifex?

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the UK. We believe no one comes to work to do a bad job or be actively disengaged, and that technology is instrumental in providing an exceptional employee experience. We are striving to create seamless but tangible interactions between employers and employees, making work a rewarding place for every single one of us. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in.

Why should you apply?

• Autonomy : Joining as the dedicated QA in the squad, being able to shape and own quality across the squad.
• Learning : Being part of the QA Guild you’ll be able to learn and share knowledge with talented QA Engineers.
• Impact : Play a critical role in improving the quality across our products.
• Top 10 Employer, Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards.
• Work for a profitable, fast-growing market leader in the online reward and benefits space.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require people to be based in the UK or Ireland for this position.

Great benefits:
£60,000-70,000
Tech setup of your choice (MacBook Pro or equivalent, monitors, etc.)
£/€800 annual learning budget, plus two hours per week as ‘Focus Fridays’.
Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you, our only ask is to see you once a quarter in our UK HQ.
25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays.
Your birthday off.
Two half day wellbeing days.
Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day to day healthcare.
Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support.
Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary).
Pension scheme.
Enhanced parental leave package – 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
£50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy; your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Role Overview

We’re looking for 2x Senior QA Automation Engineers. One to join our API Gateway squad and another to join our Enablement squad. The QA Automation Engineer will be working closely with the other Engineers in the squad ensuring the product is evolving to meet the overall roadmap and strategy, as well as working closely with the Lead QA Engineer, Staff QA Engineer and wider QA Guild in building out our automation test frameworks and best practices.

You will help evangelise test automation within the squad teams, be hands-on with test automation initiatives and play a crucial role in supporting our agile software development lifecycle.

Tech stack:

Frontend : Unit → Jest, Integration → Jest and Testing-library, E2E → Cypress and Typescript, Mocks → Mock Service Worker.

Backend : Unit and Integration → Junit, API Tests → Java, Cucumber and Rest Assured, Mocks → Mockito, Postman for backend calls and documentation.

General : Saucelabs.

Responsibilities

• Design, enable, create, maintain and improve automated tests and their structure on both fronts Backend and Frontend.
• Embed testing early in the software development lifecycle by collaborating with developers, PM, EM, UX and stakeholders.
• Ensure early defect detection and prevention.
• Write clear and concise test cases.
• Identify, document and track defects.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to improve the overall quality and maintainability of the test automation codebase.
• Contribute to the overall QA strategy by suggesting and implementing process improvements, tools and technologies.
• Advocate and ensure best practices in quality and continuous testing.
• Propose and optimize testing process, continuously look for ways of improving.

What are we looking for?

• Extensive experience in Automation testing across the entire stack (UI and API).
• Able to create, maintain and improve Cypress and Rest Assured testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of programming languages ideally Java, Golang, JavaScript, Typescript.
• Use of tools and frameworks – Cypress, Junit, Postman, Saucelabs, Rest Assured.
• Solid understanding of all test levels and how they play together, ensuring a balanced and effective distribution of them, e.g., patterns like test pyramid, test trophy.
• Experience with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with continuous testing and shift-left approach.
• Collaboration : Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and remote teams, to deliver cohesive solutions.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: A resourceful approach to tackling complex challenges and driving projects forward with minimal guidance.
• Technical Excellence : A strong advocate for clean code, best practices, and high-quality software development.

Even if you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

Benifex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process; the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible, typically a 2-2.5 week timeframe.

1. Initial informal call with the Talent team.
2. Interview with our Engineering Manager 30 min.
3. Technical Task.
4. Technical Interview – 60 min.
5. Final interview with VP of Engineering – 30-45 min.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.

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