Test Automation Engineer | S3 | T&O | Milton Keynes

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, which can be discussed with the recruitment team during the hiring process.

Join our community.

Our mission in Fraud Prevention is to design, deliver and evolve best-in-class fraud capabilities to protect our customers and to establish Santander as the global lead for preventing economic crime.

We are seeking a talented Test Automation engineer to join our team. In this role you' be responsible for building, maintaining, and growing the automation test function within Fraud prevention.

The difference you will make.

• Evaluating the suitability of test automation tools
• Creating test automation frameworks
• Defining and delivering automation solutions and standards for the wider Fraud Prevention team
• Supporting other Automation Testers within the team
• Engaging with stakeholders to understand requirements and communicate details of the test automation framework
• Collaborating with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and other members of the Scrum team, as well colleagues from the wider area

What you will bring.

• Extensive test automation experience
• A solid understanding of coding languages, Java, Javascript, C#, Python
• Developing test scripts for testing web-based applications from the front-end user interface through to backend and databases
• Writing SQL queries to obtain test data
• Experience of automated testing of web services, API’s and web applications is required
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) using tools such as Gitlab, GitHub, Jenkins, etc

It would also be nice for you to have.

• Certified Tester Test Automation Engineer (CT-TAE)
• Experience of automated testing of mobile applications
• Advanced ISTQB qualifications
• A degree in Computer Science, or similar computing subject.
• Experience of working in an Agile software development environment

What else you need to know.

We are currently working in a hybrid model, with a bank asking us to work 40% of our working weeks in the office. This means that we ask for 2 days a week in our Milton Keynes site, while the rest of the working week is based from home.

Everyday Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• £6,000 car allowance per year
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans

What to do next.

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.