Senior Automation Test Engineer with Cypress

AI overview

Lead automation testing for a range of financial applications with a focus on enhancing process efficiency and security across a vast network, while mentoring the QA team and optimizing frameworks.

Our client operates prominently in the financial sector, where we enhance operations across their extensive network of 150,000 workstations and support a workforce of 4,500 employees. Our IT solutions ensure streamlined processes and heightened security, enabling them to maintain their leadership in financial technology.

The project features a range of applications that address various aspects of banking and user interactions, focusing on developing, monitoring, and analyzing application interface data and program efficiency.

Responsibilities

 

  • Lead test automation efforts: Design, build, and maintain robust Cypress test scripts using JavaScript/TypeScript for UI and API testing, ensuring high coverage and code quality
  • Contribute to automation strategy: Define and enforce best practices in automation, supporting the overall test strategy with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance
  • Optimize test frameworks: Continuously review and enhance automation frameworks to reduce execution time and improve flexibility and efficiency
  • Collaborate across teams: Work closely with developers, testers, product managers, and business analysts to troubleshoot issues, align on test priorities, and ensure product quality
  • Mentor and guide the QA team: Share best practices, perform code reviews, and support junior and mid-level testers to elevate the overall technical maturity of the team
  • Integrate automation into delivery pipelines: Implement and manage Cypress automation within CI/CD workflows for continuous quality assurance
  • Communicate results and improvements: Analyze test results, generate metrics, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders and leadership

Must have: 

  • 5+ years of experience in Automation Test Engineering
  • Proven expertise with Cypress using JavaScript or TypeScript for UI and API test automation
  • Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and testing processes
  • Proficiency with version control (Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional teams
  • Ability to adapt to evolving technologies and clearly communicate complex issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have: 

  • Background in BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, CodeceptJS)

  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc

  • Experience with other automation frameworks like Playwright, TestCafe, WebdriverIO, etc.

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Enjoy our holistic benefits program that covers the four pillars that we believe come together to support our wellbeing, covering social, physical, emotional wellbeing, as well as work-life fusion.

  • Physical Wellbeing: Our wellbeing program includes medical benefits, gym support, and personalised fitness options for an active lifestyle, complemented by team events and the Healthy Habits Club.
  • Work-Life Fusion: In very dynamic industries such as IT, the line between our professional and personal lives can quickly become blurred. Having a one-size-fits-one approach gives us the flexibility to define the work-life dynamic that works for us.
  • Emotional Wellbeing: We believe that to maintain our overall health, we need to invest in our mental wellbeing just as much as we do in our physical health, social connections or in achieving work-life balance.
  • Social Wellbeing: As a growing community in a hybrid environment, we want to ensure we remain connected not just by the great work we do every day but through our passions and interests.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: Our wellbeing program includes medical benefits, gym support, and personalised fitness options for an active lifestyle, complemented by team events and the Healthy Habits Club.
  • Community connection in a hybrid environment: As a growing community in a hybrid environment, we want to ensure we remain connected not just by the great work we do every day but through our passions and interests.

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