Senior Automation Tester - Playwright Faro

Senior Automation Tester - Playwright
Faro
Faro, Faro District, Portugal

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an
- evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30, 000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver
-
- end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

We are looking for a Senior Automation Tester to join us on a permanent basis, from either our Lisbon or Porto office.

The opportunity:

Leveraging your expertise in Type
Script, Playwright, and Cucumber, you'll design and implement
- edge automated tests, embracing a BDD approach to ensure the quality and reliability of our applications. This role offers the chance to work across the full testing spectrum, from UI and API testing to database validation, all within a
- paced Agile environment. If you thrive in a collaborative setting, enjoy solving complex challenges, and possess a strong
- first mindset, we encourage you to apply and contribute to a
- performing team dedicated to delivering exceptional online experiences.

What you’ll be doing:

Your primary responsibilities will revolve around ensuring the quality and reliability of an ecommerce application through robust automated testing. You will be developing and maintaining Automated Tests: using Type
Script, Playwright, and Cucumber, following the BDD approach. You will be heavily involved in UI, API and DB testing.

In essence, you will be a key player in ensuring the quality and stability of the e
Commerce platform by building and maintaining a comprehensive suite of automated tests and actively participating in the software development lifecycle. Your "automation first" mindset and experience with various testing techniques will be crucial for delivering
- quality software in a
- paced environment.

What we want from you:

• Experience in testing e
  Commerce applications
• Extensive experience of test automation experience using Type
  Script, Playwright, and Cucumber
• Proficiency in working within Agile environments and In sprint automation
• Hands-on experience with Behavioural Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber & Gherkin
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated experience in testing APIs and web services
• Experience is Accessibility testing and Visual testing using Playwright.
• Proficient in backend testing, including familiarity with databases (DB2, Oracle) and SQL querying (use of DB Visualiser)
• Hands-on experience with UNIX commands and log verifications
• Experience testing RESTful services using Playwright or similar frameworks
• Automation first approach mindset, ability to identify data requirements and implement tests to achieve coverage
• Experience in testing automation within a continuous integration environment
• Familiarity with source code control systems like Git
  Hub, Bit
  Bucket, or similar, including conducting code reviews
• Collaboration in daily
  - ups and close collaboration with team developers
• Utilisation of feedback from all stakeholders to expand test scenarios
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and reprioritise in a
  - paced team environment
• Effective interpersonal skills and proven ability to collaborate with all stakeholders
• Attention to detail and highly organised

If you know some of this, even better:

• Experience working with Cypress
• Experience of IBM Web
  Sphere Commerce, Magento, Hybris or other e
  Commerce platforms
• Experience of using Jira, Rally or Azure tools
• Experience with Jenkins, Git
  Hub Actions or Azure pipelines

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

We offer a great benefits package including social events, training opportunities, medical and dental insurance, life assurance, meal cards and much more.

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day:

• Connect Meaningfully
• Include Purposefully

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4, 200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving
- channel growth for
- leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, Big
Commerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

In our Lisbon or Porto office, you’ll join a team of other specialists who are always ready to help each other. The team is part of our Enterprise Solutions network and works in coordination with our Local and EMEA client leads.

WPP (VML Enterprise Solutions) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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