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Working at Accenture UK

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Join Accenture as an Automation Tester in Newcastle Upon Tyne on a full-time, hybrid basis (3 days per week in the office). In this role, you will deliver high-quality testing services using cutting-edge technologies while receiving a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

  • Essential: Experience automating functional testing of SaaS software and writing scripts in Java.
  • Essential: Experience using test tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Karate, Rest-assured, or Wiremock.
  • Essential: Experience working with users to design and conduct manual testing and understanding requirements.
  • Essential: Proven track record of testing software developments in a structured environment.
  • Essential: Complete understanding of the Defect Management lifecycle and tools like JIRA, Bugzilla, or HP ALM.
  • Essential: Ability to achieve BPSS and SC security clearance with 5 years continuous UK address history.
  • No minimum degree or specific years of experience explicitly stated.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Java & Automation Tools: Write test scripts in Java and utilize tools like Selenium and Cucumber to automate functional testing of SaaS software.
  • Manual Testing & Requirements: Collaborate with users to design manual testing and understand solution design to differentiate defects from enhancements.
  • Defect Management: Apply a complete understanding of the defect lifecycle using management tools such as JIRA to track and resolve issues.
  • Agile Delivery: Work effectively within diverse delivery environments and Agile teams to support high-quality client deliverables.
  • Potential transition routes: People from Software Tester, Quality Assurance Analyst, or Java Developer roles may bring programming and testing skills, alongside meeting security and technical requirements.

Job description

Job Title: Automation Tester

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: Competitive + package (dependent on experience)

Hybrid Working: Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients.

You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

In our team you will learn:

· How to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries.

· How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

· How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment

Job Qualifications

The following skills and experience are essential for this role:

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Accenture UK

Automation Tester

Newcastle Upon Tyne
On-site, Hybrid
Competitive + package
  • Experience automating functional testing of SaaS software, writing scripts in Java

  • Experience in using other test tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Karate, Rest-assured or Wiremock

  • Experience working with users to design and conduct manual testing, developing a good understanding of the requirements, user needs and solution design in order to differentiate between defects and enhancements

  • A proven track record of testing software developments in a structured environment.

  • A complete understanding of the Defect Management lifecycle and knowledge of one or more defect management tools e.g. JIRA, Bugzilla or HP ALM.

  • Set yourself apart:

    • Ability to communicate effectively with clients across a range of industry sectors

    • Proven history of working within a complex and diverse delivery environment

    • Experience working in Agile (Scrum, Kanban or SAFe) environment/teams

    What’s in it for you

    At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

    Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

    About Accenture

    Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

    Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

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    About Accenture

    Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

    Visit us at www.accenture.com

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

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