Come work at Act!

LOCATION: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Act! has one purpose – to fuel small business growth.  We do so by delivering modern and innovative software and services, purpose-built for the unique needs of today’s small businesses. Act! is a recognized leader in the small business segment for solutions that drive customer acquisition and retention.

Act! is currently looking for a QA Test Automation Specialist to join our all-star team of dynamic, passionate, and innovative individuals. If you are interested in joining Act! Nation and Living the Exclamation please send your resume to the link provided.

Job Responsibilities:

• Updating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins jobs, etc
• Creating test automation scripts using a test automation framework
• Assisting in the development, maintenance, and advancement of our automated test framework
• Writing scripts for debugging
• Logging software defects with all relevant details (debug logs, network logs, initial root cause analysis, etc) and tracking the defect to closure
• Working with QA and Development to explain issues and suggest solutions
• Regularly and frequently communicating the status of test automation to sprint teams and QA leadership
• Exploring new testing tools and techniques and making recommendations to QA leadership
• Designing, writing, and executing automated tests for both API execution and UI functionality
• Review and perform static whitebox and blackbox analysis of automated test scripts

Desired Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD tools and processes 
• Experience with test automation/management tools
• Experience with investigative analysis tools (Perfmon, Fiddler, HTTPWatch, YSlow, etc)
• Experience with the Atlassian suite JIRA and/or automation of those tools
• Demonstrated proficiency in python, C#, Powershell, and JavaScript
• Self-starter who likes to be challenged and solve tough technical issues
• Proven ability to work in a highly collaborative online work environment; experience working in Scrum/Agile development environments preferred
• Mature interpersonal skills with an ability to work independently with minimal oversight or direction 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Key Advantages and Plusses:

• TeamCity experience
• Information security testing experience
• Load/capacity testing experience
• Usability testing (manual or automated)
• VMWare vSphere experience
• LamdaTest Cross-Browser Testing Tool experience