QA Engineer - SDET - Python - Pytest - Playwright - Hybrid - City

Our client, an insurance company, is looking for a QA Engineer who is a Python expert to join their team as a permanent member of staff. Someone who can help push forward their journey towards automation in testing. They work in an agile product Squad/Pod set-up, so would require this experience.

Required Technical Abilities

1. QA and Automation Expertise: Substantial hands-on experience in Quality Assurance and developing automated tests.
2. Web Knowledge: Solid understanding of the structure and protocols of web applications (e.g., HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, HTTP).
3. Python Proficiency: Strong skills in Python and adaptability for learning new programming languages as needed.
4. Automation Testing: Practical experience in crafting automated tests for both Front End and Back End (using libraries like Playwright, Selenium, Requests.py, Pytest).
5. Automation Frameworks: Well-versed in designing and implementing test automation frameworks, design patterns, and best practices.
6. Microservices and APIs: Familiarity with microservices and experience testing APIs (using tools like Postman or Insomnia).
7. CI/CD Skills: Comfortable with continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines for test automation, using platforms such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
8. Cloud Knowledge: Understanding of cloud environments, with hands-on exposure to a cloud platform, ideally Azure.
9. Non-Functional Testing: Awareness of non-functional testing approaches, including performance, accessibility, and security testing.
10. Containerization: Knowledgeable in container technologies and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Beneficial Skills

1. Specialized Testing: Exposure to non-functional testing.
2. Mentorship: Ability to guide and train team members in QA.
3. Low-Code/No-Code Testing: Familiarity with testing for low-code or no-code platforms.

Core Interpersonal Skills