TL;DR

Senior Test Automation Engineer: Spearheading the evolution of the digital landscape and driving innovation in a newly established team in Prague. Focus on the design and implementation of a new greenfield sales platform, client onboarding transparency, and e-onboarding automation.

Location: This role will be based in our Prague office.

Company

Barclays is a global financial services company.

What you will do

  • Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements and devise solution strategies.
  • Collaborate with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
  • Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities.
  • Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
  • Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Requirements

  • Strong Proficiency in Java programming.
  • Good project experience with at least one test automation framework.
  • Strong knowledge of software testing principles.
  • API testing knowledge.
  • Experience with version control with Git.
  • Willingness to learn test management tools.

Nice to have

  • Exposure to BDD concepts.
  • Good understanding of CI/CD concepts.
  • SQL knowledge.
  • Understanding of Page Object Model pattern.
  • Awareness of performance testing concepts.

Culture & Benefits

  • Contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
  • Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
  • Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
  • Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
  • Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.