IT Global Consulting Limited is seeking an experienced and highly motivated QA & Automation Test Engineer responsible for testing, maintenance, and ongoing support of the platform, acting as the internal focal point for an enterprise platform. The candidate should be self-motivated, ambitious, and committed to staying at the forefront of QA & automation testing technologies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the software design team regarding verification protocols
• Identify weaknesses and target areas of software applications
• Develop ideas for automated testing procedures
• Detect, report, and troubleshoot issues
• Design and implement software databases
• Identify quality issues and prepare test reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
• Experience as an automation test engineer
• Proficiency in programming, automation systems, and databases
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Java and VBScript
• Understanding of application functions, bug fixing, and testing protocols
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Skills and Technologies

Java, Selenium, JMeter, Postman

Additional Technologies (Nice to Have)

Nginx, IPv4 Networking, C/C++/Java/Python/Go/Rust/Node, Test automation, Relational and non-relational data technologies

Personal Traits

Passion for technology, initiative, self-learning, teamwork, ownership

Certifications (Advantageous)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) for J2SE 6.0
• Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)
• ITILv3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

Location and Salary

Slough, Berkshire, UK

£40,000 to £50,000