Test Engineer job description [IT]

The purpose of the role is as follows;

• To code automated acceptance tests using Ruby and Cucumber.
• Working primarily on service layer systems.
• To produce high quality, maintainable test code.
• To work closely with software testers and developers.
• To liaise with product owners.

The department is the 'engine room' providing shared platforms and services which power Online products. We provide a single back-end platform which offers services including: stats and analytics systems, AV data provisioning and tools, metadata publishing, content management systems, web frameworks and developer tools, location and mapping services, social services and search technology.

Main Responsibilities

The Test Engineer will be responsible for:
• Writing and executing automated tests.
• Devise effective approaches to automating the testing of complex back-end systems, including design of test fixtures and environments.
• Integrating acceptance tests with Continuous Integration environment (Hudson).
• Helping to ensure requirements have clear and concise acceptance criteria
• Producing clear and concise test results, both detailed and summary.
• Working with other testers and development teams to ensure the spread of good practices and knowledge.
• Working closely with software testers, including walkthrough and handover of test code.