Due to growth, we are now recruiting an Automation Engineer to enable and encourage developers and testers to design and implement tests in an efficient way by providing them with the right tools, frameworks, and infrastructure. This role will be remote with occasional travel to our London or Manchester office. 

You will be expected to drive forward test development, advising wherever required, on best practices. Responsibilities vary from web, mobile and web services wherever required, therefore you will require an in depth understanding of test automation approaches and methodologies as well as a good understanding of web and mobile development. 

It’s really important that you keep on top of the latest technology advancements in the test development space, allowing you to influence our future test infrastructure and architecture.

You must have: 

• JavaScript, TypeScript, node.js
• Knowledge of web and mobile technologies
• Experience with test frameworks and automation tools
• Knowledge and experience in automated web, mobile application and RESTful service testing
• A passion for test infrastructure, test architecture and CI/CD
• Knowledge of CI automation systems to create builds preferably Jenkins/TeamCity
• Possess an agile mind-set, fast to adapt to constant changes and comfortable with it
• Ability to work with other developers to ensure that systems are designed for reliability and testability
• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Experience with any of the below tech is desirable:

• Cucumber, Gherkin
• Selenium WebDriver, Protractor, WebdriverIO, Appium
• Jasmine, Chai
• SoapUI, Postman, Frisby.js
• TeamCity, Jenkins
• MongoDB, postgresql
• CI/CD/Continuous testing
• BitBucket, Git
• BrowserStack, SauceLab
• Pact
• BDD

This role would suit an Automation Tester/Automation Engineer who can talk automation tools and techniques and be a sounding board for shaping automation testing at AJ Bell. 

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the UK’s largest and best-regarded investment platforms. Over 432,000 customers currently trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures. From our offices in Manchester, London and Bristol, we offer an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience.

There are opportunities for growth and professional development for members wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

What we offer:

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous holiday allowance increasing up to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy/sell scheme
• Hybrid working policy
• Casual dress code
• Discretionary bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech
• Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Free shares scheme
• Paid study support for qualifications
• Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one
• Bike loan
• Season ticket loan portal
• Discounted PMI and Dental
• Free gym
• Paid volunteering opportunities
• Free social events and more