Mobile Platform Senior SDeT I

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We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test I (Senior SDeT I) to support our Mobile Platform squad.

The successful candidate will support the squad in programming, executing and monitoring:

• test automation
• testing standards
• quality standards

In return you will be supported by a friendly and inclusive team who care deeply about developing each other's capabilities.

Accountabilities:

How you will contribute

• You will be responsible for managing and maintaining all test automation activities
• You will lead working with your stakeholders to ensure mobile test automation is executed as per the strategy
• You will lead monitoring test coverage of all test automation activities
• You will collaborate with stakeholders to help define functional and non-functional test requirements
• You will lead defining ways to improve testing to continue to enable a shift left approach
• You will take the lead in all things test automation and quality related

Experience, Skills & Professional Attributes

The ideal skills for this role include

• You are an expert in test automation for different types of tests
• You are an expert in helping maintain native mobile test automation frameworks for different types of testing
• You are an expert in effectively integrating testing into CI/CD
• You have solid understanding of the pros and cons of what tests to run where in CI/CD
• You have solid programming experience in native mobile test automation frameworks; Compose UI Test and XCUITest
• You have a solid understanding of the test pyramid
• You have solid understanding of when to use mocks and what the use of them aims to achieve
• You have solid experience in using tools to report test results
• You have practical experience in using AI to facilitate testing
• You have practical experience using cloud computing services
• You are a great communicator

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