Key Responsibilities
1. Test Planning & Execution
✔ Develop, implement, and execute comprehensive test plans for GOV.UK digital services.
✔ Identify key testing objectives and ensure coverage of user requirements across different environments.
2. Functional & Non-Functional Testing
✔ Conduct functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
✔ Perform non-functional testing, including performance, security, and usability testing.
3. Automation & Test Framework Development
✔ Design and implement test automation frameworks using industry best practices.
✔ Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Java, JavaScript, Playwright, RestAssured (BDD), or similar frameworks.
✔ Automate API testing using tools such as Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent.
✔ Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and deployment.
4. Defect Management & Reporting
✔ Identify, document, and track defects using test management tools (Azure DevOps, JIRA).
✔ Work closely with development teams to resolve issues effectively.
✔ Produce detailed test reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.
5. Collaboration & Agile Delivery
✔ Work in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives.
✔ Collaborate with developers, product managers, and business analysts to define test strategies.
✔ Provide guidance and mentor junior testers in automation best practices.
6. Compliance with GOV.UK & DDAT Standards
✔ Follow GOV.UK service design principles and DDAT frameworks for testing government applications.
✔ Ensure all tests align with security and compliance regulations.
Technical Skills & Experience
✔ 6+ years of experience in test automation and software quality assurance.
✔ Hands-on experience in automation testing frameworks such as:
Playwright, Selenium, Cypress (for UI automation).
RestAssured (BDD), Postman (for API testing).
✔ Experience with programming languages (Java, JavaScript) for writing automated tests.
✔ Experience developing test automation frameworks from scratch.
✔ Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and testing challenges.
✔ Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
✔ Knowledge of frontend testing (React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).
✔ Experience with SQL and relational database testing.
