About this role
mkodo is looking for an Automation QA Engineer to join its team in Newcastle, United Kingdom, working on a hybrid schedule. The role sits in Quality Assurance, which shapes the kind of work involved. Part of the week is in the office and part is remote, which is how the hybrid setup is described. The role is pitched at senior, so that is the experience band the employer has in mind. The employer's own description further down the page has the rest, including the application link.
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Job Overview
Job description provided by mkodo.
mkodo is looking for an experienced Automation QA Engineer to join its growing team in Newcastle or London on a permanent basis.
The engineer will help ensure outstanding quality across products used every day by thousands of customers.
The role focuses on creating automated tests and improving code testability, with hands-on web testing and mobile native and web apps for iOS and Android.
Duties include designing and maintaining reliable mobile native automated tests for new and existing features.
The engineer will analyse test reports, improve test coverage, document new test cases and work within scrum teams on acceptance criteria.
Logging, prioritising and retesting bugs effectively is part of the role, along with coaching colleagues on QA best practices.
Applicants need a computer science degree or related field and five or more years of experience in automation testing and development.
Strong skills are required in JavaScript or TypeScript, front-end mobile automation testing and tools such as WebdriverIO with Appium and Playwright.
Experience with CI/CD tools, SQL and relational databases, API testing tools and agile methods is also sought.
Benefits include hybrid working, generous holidays, a performance bonus and profit share scheme, life insurance and a training budget.
Original posting: https://www.mkodo.com/s/careers/spec/Automation%20QA%20Engineer?assetid=000797