Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?
Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate and collaborative team?
Join our Internal Technology team
IT plays a pivotal role in Softcat's success. As our business grows and evolves, it is essential that we have a reliable, scalable, and flexible IT infrastructure that can drive us forward. The IT team is responsible for the design, delivery, and management of all key technology solutions across the organisation. We are committed to delivering high-quality IT services and solutions that drive business value and provide an exceptional user experience.
As a QA Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through automated testing.
You will work closely with the development and quality assurance teams to design, implement, and execute automated test scripts. Your expertise in test automation tools and frameworks will be crucial in establishing a robust and efficient testing process.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintainautomated test scripts using appropriate test automation frameworks and tools
- Collaborate with the squad to understand software requirements and design test cases for automated testing
- Participate in test planning sessions to help define the overall testing strategy, approach, and scope
- Identifytest scenarios suitable for automation, based on risk analysis and business priorities
- Contribute to the selection andevaluation of appropriate test automation tools and technologies
Qualifications
- Provenexperience as a QA Automation Engineer or similar role
- Hands-onexperience with test automation tools and frameworks, such as Playwright, Cucumber
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Solidunderstanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and practices
We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
- Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs
Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
To become part of the success story, please apply now.
If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/
Benefits
- Pension
- Share incentive plan
- Life Assurance
- Holiday
- Trips
- Vouchers
- Partner/family Benefits
- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support
