Senior Automation Tester
Job Summary
Job Description
Magnopus is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to join their team and help bridge the physical and digital divide with their groundbreaking Connected Spaces Platform. In this role, you will collaborate with QA Leads to create automation tests for their OKO product and client projects. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts for web, iOS, and desktop client applications. Your work will be crucial in streamlining testing processes, increasing test coverage, reducing manual effort, and ensuring the reliability of immersive experiences. You will also research and configure automation tools, define automation strategies, execute test cases, analyze results, report defects, and contribute to continuous improvement of the testing lifecycle. Mentoring QA team members on automation practices is also a key aspect of this position.
Must have:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts
- Research, identify and evaluate automation tools
- Collaborate to define automation testing strategy
- Execute automated test cases and report defects
- Proficiency in automation testing tools (Selenium, Appium, etc.)
- Programming skills (Java, Python, C#, JavaScript)
- Experience with CI/CD tools and version control
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
- Experience with performance testing tools
- Familiarity with cloud-based testing environments
- Exposure to VR/AR or immersive technologies
Perks:
- Generous health care
- Time off
- Ongoing education and mentorship opportunities
18 skills required
Job Details
Magnopus is on a mission to bridge the physical & digital divide with our groundbreaking set of client applications powered by the Connected Spaces Platform; an open-source SDK that is paving the way for the future of the spatial internet. Using the client applications, creators can build and publish spatial experiences that are as interconnected and accessible as the web pages of today. This innovative platform ensures seamless experiences across multiple technologies, allowing users to navigate through diverse digital and physical spaces without the barriers of switching identities, devices, or interfaces.
As a Senior Automation Tester, you’ll collaborate closely with our QA Leads to create automation tests for our OKO product and client projects. You’ll be responsible for creating and executing automated test scripts across web, iOS, and desktop client applications, helping to streamline our testing processes and improve product quality. Your work will play a key role in increasing test coverage, reducing manual effort, and ensuring the reliability of the immersive experiences we deliver.
Responsibilities
- Tool Selection and Setup: Research, identify and evaluate suitable automation tools and frameworks, and configure them to integrate smoothly with our existing development and QA processes.
- Test Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web, mobile iOS, and desktop applications. Ensure scripts are robust, reusable, and maintainable, and manage test data needed for consistent, repeatable test execution.
- Test Strategy and Planning: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define the automation testing strategy, including test coverage, test data management, and execution plans.
- Automation Opportunities: Identify and support opportunities to introduce or expand automation within QA processes.
- Execution and Reporting: Execute automated test cases, analyse results, and report defects clearly and concisely. Work closely with developers to ensure timely issue resolution. Contribute to release cycles with testing reports across different environments.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve the testing lifecycle. Stay current with trends and advancements in automation testing and integrate best practices into team workflows.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for automation frameworks, test cases, and testing processes to support knowledge sharing and continuity.
- Mentorship: Provide guidance, support, and knowledge sharing to QA team members, fostering adoption of automation practices and tools.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Proven experience as an Automation Tester or in a similar role, with a strong track record working on iOS, web, and desktop client applications.
- Experience working with game engines, ideally including Unreal.
- Proficiency in automation testing tools such as Selenium, Appium, TestComplete, or similar.
- Programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript.
- Experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
- Knowledge of mobile testing frameworks and tools for iOS applications.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Nice to haves
- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Familiarity with cloud-based testing environments and services.
- Exposure to VR/AR or immersive technologies, or interest in working in this space.
About us
Magnopus is an experience focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other unusual places. We’re passionate about creating rich experiences that unite the physical and digital worlds.
Because we’re building the future, we endeavour to create a diverse, creative workplace where people from many perspectives collaborate across disciplines to create amazing things together. We invest in our employee's progression with ongoing education and mentorship opportunities, and support their happiness and productivity through generous health care, time off, and other benefits.
We try to foster a safe environment where we can take risks, and learn from our failures. While we value individual talents, we favour collaboration more. We believe that the leadership of the company works for the employees, not the other way around. We feel strongly that our employees guide who we are as a company and the work we create, so we look for characteristics of curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage in every candidate.
Please be aware that, if you are selected for a position, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. This may involve providing original documents such as a passport or residence permit. Failure to provide the necessary documentation may affect your employment eligibility.
Similar Jobs
Looks like we're out of matches
Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!
Similar Skill Jobs
Looks like we're out of matches
Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!
Jobs in St Albans, England, United Kingdom
Looks like we're out of matches
Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!
Testing Jobs
Looks like we're out of matches
Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!
