Senior Test Automation Engineer

Senior Test Automation Engineer  

Location: Manchester 

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.  

About Accenture 

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. 

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. 

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO 

Our team 

Accenture Next Gen Engineering is over 1,000 people strong and provides end-to-end product engineering solutions which deliver tangible value, fast. We bring together an obsession for technical excellence with agility and scale, to help clients move from project to product at speed. 

We work with clients in every sector. They range from scale-ups through to national and international blue-chip names and public sector organisations. Our teams routinely work on products that are used by millions of people. 

We offer an exciting career working in a vibrant environment, with access to training and a global network of experts. As part of our Next Gen Engineering team, you’ll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job. 

The role 

 We typically work hand-in-hand with our clients to develop new Quality Engineering strategies or improve their existing processes. To do this, we need experienced, capable 

Quality Engineers who can both deploy their own mastery to get things done hands-on and successfully lead others in doing so. The nature of our work varies from client to client so there will be lots of opportunities to experience new domains and new stacks. 

Our team is dedicated to applying great engineering to get great outcomes. Our engineers stand out by keeping one eye on value at all times, and by proposing thoughtful solutions that get the job done efficiently and with low complexity. You’d be a key advocate for this approach within a team. 

Beyond client work, our engineers are essential contributors to our internal and regional Quality Engineering communities. There are many opportunities to get involved and help shape conversations around topics you’re interested in, share your knowledge and experience, and learn from colleagues working in very diverse problem spaces.  

We are looking for experience in the following skills: 

  · You have a passion for improving quality, productivity and software delivery 

· You have some experience implementing modern Quality Engineering concepts including automated testing with tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, PACT etc 

· You’re comfortable working in at least one Object Orientated programming language (Java, C#, Typescript, Python etc) 

· You're used to working in devops teams with industry-standard practices 

· You are familiar with testing within cloud environments such as AWS, Azure and GCP 

· You love working with people to build things and solve problems together in an egoless way, regardless of their level of experience or your role in the team 

· You are actively testing and writing code, this will be 80%+ of the role 

· You’re comfortable with change and always happy to learn something new; as consultants we flex our individual roles and tech stacks as required to get the best outcomes for our clients 

·You have some experience being a senior tester in a team and coaching more junior team members   

What’s in it for you  

 At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.  

About Accenture  

 Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

 Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing Date for Applications 30/12/2024

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.