Mobile Automation Test Engineer

We have an opportunity for an Automation Test Engineer to join the Release, Test & Environments team.  We have a multi-site team working in a range of roles/assignments, across projects, platforms, or features.

This assignment will be within the Mobile Platform team, working within scrum teams on our key mobile apps, such as MyAviva.  The successful candidate will be responsible for evolving and maintaining the automation test framework for our Android and iOS apps, working closely with our Developers, Testers, Business Analysts, Solution Designers and Product Owners.  This also includes working with an aligned Platform Test Manager helping to suggest and drive innovations within Mobile and the wider Release, Test and Environments team. 

Previous experience of mobile app automation is essential as we are enhancing our Behaviour Driven Development to further complement our Continuous Integration.

Duties & Responsibilities Include:

• Contribute to scoping, managing, and implementing delivery test strategies, plans and execution and/or providing Automation, Behaviour Driven Development or Performance Engineering consultative skills

• Understanding and advocating agile testing methodologies through behaviours and technical input

• Defining automation test strategy and delivery through technical knowledge and ability

• Manage and maintenance of faults within the automation suite, quickly and efficiently

• Work with business analysts and developers as part of three-amigo sessions to develop tests and feature files, ensuring business requirements are understood

• Demonstrate technical experience in using and creating test automation frameworks / automated tests and how this can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines. 

• Management and maintenance of the associated service virtualisation/mocks/stubs supporting the automation framework

Skills & Experience Required:

• Demonstrate in depth experience of creating and maintaining automation frameworks and the associated Behaviour or Test-driven development

• Working knowledge of C# and an understanding of Object Orientated Programming

• Knowledge of industry testing tools and automation software

• Experience in the use of multiple CI tooling, and understanding of the benefits and pitfalls of them

• Experience in Source Code Management i.e., Azure DevOps

• Demonstrate in depth experience of working with Agile methodologies and knowledge of other test methodologies used within the industry

• Experience of working in a DevOps culture

What will you get for this role?

• Salary up to £45,000 depending on skills, experience and qualifications

• Generous defined contribution pension scheme

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family. (Some exclusions apply)

• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take ownership, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too, we’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Guv a call on 0750 008 7919 or send an email to Guv.johal@aviva.com.

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.