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Skillset - Automation Test Engineer (with Selenium + Java / PHP)

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Continuing the series of posts under the skillset category, here is another very interesting job profile f or a Test Automation Architect: Note the Skillset category is just to gauge where you stand in terms of the skills required for the role. •Robust and rigorous approach to browser-based testing, bordering on a fanatical eye for detail •Ability to work under your own initiative and provide proactive feedback to the development team and managers •Expert in automation of website testing scripts (Selenium Webdriver / RC), and writing bespoke test scripts in languages supported by Selenium (Java / PHP etc.) across multi-browser testing environment •Logical approach using and managing manual tests where appropriate •Business fluent English with excellent spelling and grammar •Ability to work as part of a very close-knit development team as the owner of system testing and sign-off •2+ years commercial experience post technical degree •Familiarity with good ...

September 9th was World Tester's Day!

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September 9 was World Tester's Day ! I had never heard of tester's day before, here is what a quick search brings up: On September, 9 1945 the scientists of the Harvard University while testing the computer Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator have found a moth which has got stuck between the contacts of the electromechanical relay. The work they performed required some description, and the word has been found – «debugging» (literally: disposal of an insect) – and nowadays it is used to describe the process of identifying and eliminating bugs which cause a computer to malfunction. The removed insect was pasted into the computer log with the entry: “First actual case of bug being found”, and was then transferred to the computer museum. Happy Testing and Belated wishes!