Test Automation Lead - Sydney, Australia - Kindred Group plc

Kindred Group plc Sydney, Australia

4 days ago

Description

The role

We are seeking a seasoned Lead Test Automation Engineer proficient in leveraging Cypress for automated testing to join & lead our QA team. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing and driving test automation strategy. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in software testing, a deep understanding of test automation principles, and extensive hands-on experience with Cypress.

What you will do

Design and implement highly modular and extensible test automation frameworks leveraging Cypress to achieve comprehensive coverage of web applications.
Drive and implement test automation strategy for different levels of functional test (feature, regression,E2E , UAT).
Design the test framework architecture to support various types of tests ensuring flexibility and scalability.
Utilize Cypress fixtures and plugins to manage test data and enhance test case maintainability and reusability across different test suites and environments.
Implement custom Cypress commands and utilities to encapsulate common testing patterns, interactions, and assertions, promoting code readability and reducing duplication
Collaborate closely with software engineers and product stakeholders to define and prioritize test scenarios based on business requirements and user stories, ensuring alignment with acceptance criteria.
Participate in feature discussions and sprint planning sessions to identify critical paths, edge cases, and user flows for test coverage prioritization.
Employ Cypress interceptors and mocks to simulate external dependencies, APIs, and services, enabling isolated testing of application components and behaviors.
Integrate automated tests seamlessly into the CI/CD pipeline for continuous validation of code changes, leveraging Cypress parallelization and distributed testing capabilities to accelerate feedback loops and reduce time to market.
Analyze test results, identify patterns, and prioritize test automation enhancements and optimizations based on code coverage metrics, test execution trends, and defect density analysis.
Utilize Cypress code coverage reports and integration with code quality tools (e.g., Codecov, SonarQube) to assess the effectiveness of test automation efforts and identify areas for additional test coverage.
Collaborate with developers to implement test-driven development (TDD) practices and incorporate test automation into the development workflow, promoting a culture of quality and accountability.

Your experience

Experienced in cloud-native testing approaches and strategies for testing cloud-based applications and services, including API testing, microservices testing, and serverless architecture testing.
Experience with other test automation frameworks/tools such as Cypress, Selenium, WebDriverIO.
Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes).
Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration with test automation frameworks (Jenkins , Gitlab).
Experience with performance testing tools (Optional).
7+ years in test automation including cross browser/device
Expertise with Cypress, Postman and JIRA
Expertise working with browser DevTools
Good knowledge of common web and application architectures and development methodologies including Agile
Experience working with Bitbucket / Git code repositories

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