Job Description

What does Access offer you?
We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment where you can balance work and life while maintaining a strong office team-based culture. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We\'ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.
On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you\'ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We\'re an organisation that likes to give back, so you\'ll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.About you:
You are a dynamic, skilled, high performing, Test Automation Engineer. You have a passion for technology and a keen sense of pride in the work you do. You coach the team to use modern techniques, patterns and practices to build accessible, scalable and evolvable software that is robust. You demonstrate the ability to co-ordinate and plan engineering sprint/release activities, prioritising according to risk and changes in the delivery schedule. You work closely with your peers to ensure cross-team and cross-division activities are performed cohesively and efficiently, delivering the desired results for the business. You are constantly seeking to improve both your own skills and the skills of others and enjoy working in a fast paced dynamic company.Day to Day, you will:

• Automation Tools: Expertise in Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, and Appium for automating web and mobile application testing.
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, and C# to develop and maintain automated test scripts.
• CI/CD Integration: Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools.
• Test Frameworks: Ability to design and build test automation frameworks from scratch using practices like Page Object Model (POM) and BDD/TDD.
• API & Performance Testing: Skilled in API testing (Postman, RestAssured) and performance testing (JMeter, Gatling).

Your skills and experience might also include:

• Performance Testing: Using tools like JMeter or Gatling for load testing and performance analysis.
• Database Testing: Familiarity with SQL for validating data consistency and integrity.
• Has 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Soft Skills:

o Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
o Collaboration and communication with development teams to resolve issues efficiently.What are we all about?The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace.At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you\'re excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn\'t align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let\'s make a difference together.

The Access Group