QA Automation Engineer - Playout
- Recruiter
- Piksel
- Location
- York
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 17 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 02 Mar 2018
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Were looking for 2 talented QA Automation Engineers to join our Playoutsquad. The Playout squad is a multi-disciplinary squad providing modularservices that enable businesses to present, sell and securely delivertheir premium content directly to customers. This is a great opportunity to join a talented and progressive squadthat celebrates success and acknowledges failure. The successfulcandidates will join a challenging and fast paced agile environmentwhere their contributions to all phases of the SDLC will be valued and encouraged. Join Piksel and you will be Contributing to the SDLC from analysis to acceptance to ensure qualityis maintained throughout the continuous delivery pipeline Championing quality through identifying areas of weakness within our applications Owning Product Quality by defining a clear test strategy with aconsistent and structured approach Joining a QA guild that reaches across the company, sharing knowledgeand contributing to the global test strategy. Automating tests to run in our continuous delivery pipeline Developing and maintaining our test automation framework. Going that extra mile to improve quality. Key Skills Considerable knowledge of automation techniques and their application Understanding of testing methodologies (Integration Testing, SystemTesting, UAT, etc.) Commercial experience automating software tests with Cucumber orsimilar tool Experience testing RESTful APIs Good comprehension of test and defect management Good communication and inter-personal skills Source control Desire to deliver quality assured, highly scalable features Desirable Commercial experience with a mircoservices architecture Experience working in a DevOps team Exposure to the agile development process Scrum/Kanban Experience Kappa or Lambda architecture Continuous integration and/or delivery Knowledge of Ruby or JavaScript Benefits Competitive salary 25 days annual leave + additional day for every 2 years of service Additional days leave on your birthday Excellent pension scheme Free near-site parking Childcare voucher scheme Cycle to work scheme Discounted gym membership About Us Located in the Science Park, within the main Campus of York University(YO10), Piksels European head office is home to some of the mostinnovative video streaming technologies on the Planet. Our teams buildand run next generation TV platforms like Channel 4s All 4 and VirginMedias Horizon Go - helping them to get better connected with theiraudiences; engaging with them in exciting, unexpected ways. We work collaboratively across the globe, from York, London, Atlanta,Malaga, Paris and Milan. Were a powerhouse in the video streamingtechnology sector and the kind of company where you can really broadenyour horizons. In a time where consumers can stream content from anywhere, at anytime, on any device - we create and power the platforms that the Worldis watching. Just so you know, we're proud to be an equal opportunities employer andwe value diversity at our company. We don't discriminate on the basis ofrace, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. - provided by Dice AGILE, CUCUMBER, JAVASCRIPT, KANBAN, POWERHOUSE, QA, RUBY, SCRUM