Test Engineering Manager Contract

We're looking for a Test Engineering Manager to join our IT team in Milton Keynes. As an engineering team, we're keen to move towards our target state with a cloud first (private and public) approach in our hosting strategy and to transform our systems from monolith to microservices whilst decommissioning our legacy estate., You will work cross-functionally to translate business needs into appropriate engineering reliability and testing solutions. You will have a strong background in API testing, performance testing and load testing.,

• Manage a team of automation engineers to create and maintain automated tests for API testing


• Develop and execute strategies for automated testing, including regression, functional, and load testing


• Collaborate with development teams to ensure test automation is integrated into the development process


• Continually evaluate and improve test automation processes and tools


• Set up an automation framework from scratch.


• Work with delivery managers to ensure that testing milestones are met and that testing aligns with project timelines


• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on the status of automated testing efforts
  
  Preferably educated to graduate level and 5 -10 years' experience in Test Automation


• Design and leadership of test strategies


• A track record of delivering complex technical solutions in fast-paced environment


• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and best practices


• Experience managing a team of automation engineers


• Experience with automation tools such as Playwright and Selenium


• Experience with DevOps test orchestration


• Experience automating desktop applications using tools such as Ranorex (desirable)


Personal Attributes

• Can operate in a complex environment under pressure


• Management of a complex portfolio of technology and competing priorities


• Able to operate both with legacy and current technology and be able to drive improvements across people, process and tools


• Able to take pragmatic decisions to move forward with an eye for short/medium/long term outcomes


• Ability to build a high performing team and the driving force who leads and encourages teams to meet and exceed goals and targets


• Must be able to work collaboratively with a range of business leaders across the organisation, and with external stakeholders at a similar technical level
  
  Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK and as of March 2021 also encompasses Countrywide. Founded in 1936 and with a network of over 1,250 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.