Maconomy ERP Senior Test Automation Analyst

At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP ET's mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP ET is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP's petabytes of data.

This role will be working with the Maconomy ERP testing team, which is responsible for managing the implementation and usage of our technical test tools, as well as supporting technical testing approaches within the wider QA, Test & Release team. You will provide technical as well as best practice support for all areas of test automation to the business.

Reporting to the Maconomy QA Test and Release Manager within the Global QA Hub.

What you'll be doing:

• Automated Test Development:
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Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test scripts for functional, regression, performance, and load testing using appropriate tools and frameworks. Ensure automation scripts are efficient, scalable, and reusable.

• Test Planning & Strategy:
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Collaborate with product and development teams to understand requirements, identify test cases suitable for automation, and define test plans and strategies. Help establish the test automation framework for new and existing projects.

• Test Execution & Reporting:

Execute automated tests, analyze test results, and identify issues and failures. Provide detailed reports to developers and stakeholders, ensuring that issues are tracked and resolved.

• Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD):

Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous testing and early defect detection. Monitor and optimize automated tests as part of the delivery process.

• Test Maintenance & Optimization:

Continuously monitor, update, and refactor existing test scripts to ensure they are up-to-date with application changes. Improve test efficiency, reliability, and speed through best practices and automation tools.

• Mentoring & Leadership:

Mentor junior and mid-level automation engineers, share best practices, and contribute to the professional growth of team members. Lead by example and foster a collaborative and high-performing testing culture.

• Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams:

Work closely with software engineers, product managers, and business analysts to ensure complete test coverage for new features, bug fixes, and releases. Act as a point of contact for testing-related inquiries.

• Bug Reporting & Troubleshooting:

Investigate complex bugs and issues reported by automated tests, reproduce problems, and work with developers to resolve them. Provide clear and actionable feedback.

• Documentation & Best Practices:

Maintain up-to-date documentation on test scripts, tools, and processes. Promote best practices in test automation, coding standards, and test coverage.

What you'll need:

• Proven Experience of maintaining Test Automation frameworks for multi-systems and programmes (e.g. Desktop, Web, Mobile, Integrations, etc)
• Experience with integration interfaces testing and tooling
• Experience with DevOps frameworks and processes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both with technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in ERP automation in both HCM and Finance domain