Test Engineer- Bank of Ireland - Belfast/Northern Ireland

Bank of Ireland Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our workforce.

Bank of Ireland are delighted to be hiring a Test Engineer to join our IT & Engineering Delivery team!

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a team of highly skilled and like-minded professionals with a broad range of experience and backgrounds across IT and the Business.

You will help guide the ways of working, participate in exciting new technology initiatives and develop strategic capabilities to enable customers benefit from digital solutions and products.

Our Engineering function offers great prospects for career progression with opportunities to build and grow highly sought-after technical skills and capabilities.

Who are We

Our Northridge IT team are part of Group Technology & Customer Solutions (GTCS) area within Bank of Ireland and are responsible for the full end-to-end delivery and support of a wide range of applications used by Northridge staff and customers.

Northridge Finance is one of the UK's most dynamic and partner driven finance houses with over 60 years' experience providing personal and commercial finance to the Motor, Agricultural, Insurance Premium and Leisure finance markets.

Services provided by the highly skilled Northridge IT team range from systems integration architecture, design, security, application and API delivery including platform tooling and support.

We deliver flexible and scalable technology that is secure to enable our customers, colleagues and communities to thrive.

What is the opportunity?

The Test Engineer will be responsible for producing automated test scripts to support key software applications with automation a key factor and embedding within the TFS/Azure DevOps pipeline using C#, Selenium and Spec Flow.

Close interaction with stake-holders will be integral to the role, including business owners, GTCS colleagues and other partners.

The team delivers software following standard methodologies whilst also embracing new technologies. New projects are currently developed using .NET Core and are deployed using DevOps. The Agile/Scrum methodology has been adopted for delivery of systems and the role holder will be an integral part of the Scrum team, participating in Daily Scrum Stand-ups, Sprint reviews and planning meetings

Key Accountabilities

Become an Integral and effective member of the SCRUM development team to develop a solid understanding of project and testing objectives

Attend regular SCRUM meetings

Contribute to implementing automated testing within the DevOps (CI/CD) pipeline.

Implement test automation framework in C# using Selenium, Spec Flow & Gherkin

Coding and developing automated integration, system and regression tests.

Create test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases

Adhere to all the Group controls, processes and solutions to minimise business and IT risk.

Operate in compliance with all Group, Legal and Regulatory requirements and standards.

Who are You

Essential Qualifications

Third-level qualification in Computer Related Field

Essential Skills / Experience

• Experience of test automation frameworks
• Practical knowledge and experience in coding Selenium and C# .NET.
• Minimum 1 years' experience developing in C# .NET
• Experience of MS/SQL Server including ability to create SQL queries.
• Experience of working within Scrum/Agile SDLC development environment, including Test Driven Development /Behaviour Driven Development
• Understanding and experience of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Testing (CT)
• Demonstrable experience applying Software Security standard methodologies.
• Good communication skills for identifying, assessing and implementing software solutions.
• In-depth understanding of various technologies to provide appropriate solutions.
• Ability to create and maintain close business relationships with various partners, including business owners.
• Capacity to operate on a standalone basis on some activities yet work cross-functionally with others as required - self-motivated and driven individual.

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Gherkin/Spec Flow experience
• DevOps experience

Location

Working at Bank of Ireland doesn't have to mean working in an office to have an impact. Our commitment to enabling colleagues to thrive means that depending on role type you can have choice and flexibility in where you work and live, subject to your role, customer needs and our requirements. We have a hybrid working model, with home, agile hub and office based options available. We will always list a primary location which can be where you go for in person collaboration, and a location where you can best perform your role.

This job can be done anywhere in Northern Ireland with the primary office location as Belfast to which travel will be required for in person collaboration.

Exact frequency to be agreed with manager.

Please note you must live in the jurisdiction for the business to which you are contracted.

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