Test Automation Engineer

• Full Time

• Derby (UK)
• Posted 7 months ago

WebsiteLK METROLOGY LTD

We Are Metrology…

Why Join LK?

When we ask our employees what keeps them here working for us, the most common response is the flexibility and trust that we offer them. We understand that you have a life that exists outside of work and our approach to this will be apparent when you speak with our people.

We are always looking to hire new people with fresh ideas and perspectives because as the world changes, we need to change with it. On top of this we are also proud to say that we have many employees who have worked for us for 20+ years, meaning that we have some of the best Metrology talent right here on our doorstep!

At LK you will be given the autonomy to get the job done how you see fit, providing you achieve the right result. As a small company there will be lots of variety in your role too, so you will never be bored.

If we sound like a company you would like to work for and you believe that you have the skills we need, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Test Automation Engineer, you will be working within our Software Development team, responsible for developing and maintaining automated tests and the overall testing infrastructure for LK Metrology software products.

Your duties will include:

• Working in a multidisciplinary team of software engineers, verifying that developments correspond to specifications at all stages in the development lifecycle
• Maintaining the automated testing environment, including the CI/CD orchestration tools and the automation test suite
• Designing and writing automation test scripts, including systems integration, regression, and performance tests
• Keeping up to date on the latest testing technologies and spearheading their implementation where appropriate
• Looking at developments, identifying the areas at risk and providing sufficient testing to cover them
• Filing, documenting, and following up product quality issues in the issue tracking system
• Occasionally assisting the other members of the testing team with manual software tests

Location:

Our Software Team spend their time working both remotely and in our offices based in Castle Donington. The expectation will be for you to be on site 2-3 days per week, with the remainder of the week to be spent working remotely.

About you:

At LK, we look to employ people who will do their best to put the needs of the company first when they are at work, treating our company as though it is their own. With every employee sharing this mindset, we will succeed and we can then share our success with our employees. With this in mind, whilst your skills, knowledge and experience are all important, we believe that your personality and attitude are just as important.

Our ideal applicant for the position of Test Automation Engineer will be able to demonstrate the following as part of their application and interview process:

• A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering, or you will be qualified by experience
• Strong experience using/maintaining CI/CD orchestration tools, preferably Jenkins
• Strong experience with automation test suites, preferably Robot framework or another similar suite for desktop applications
• Knowledge/experience of core programming languages such as Python (essential) C# and/or C++ (desirable)
• Ability to analyse and improve upon current tests/processes
• Ability to troubleshoot server issues with experience using/maintaining VMWare
• Experience with creating detailed and well-structured bug reports using issue tracking software such as Jira

Benefits:

In return for your hard work, we will always try our best to offer you a flexible, fun and enjoyable working environment. We will also offer you:

• 6% company pension contribution
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + opportunity to purchase additional 5 days each year + additional service days
• Flexible start and finish times
• Employee discounts across most major retailers including retail, leisure and hospitality
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Free Barista ‘bean to cup’ coffee in the office
• Summer and Christmas social events

About us:

Founded in 1963, LK Metrology is globally renowned for our innovative metrology solutions and services. Partnering with customers worldwide across the automotive, aerospace, defence, motorsport, energy and medical industries, our precision technology underpins the process of design, development, production and assembly through to quality assurance.

Our products include coordinate measurement machines (CMM), portable measuring arms and metrology software, all of which are used worldwide to control and improve the quality of manufactured components for our customers.

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