Automation Tester (Day rate contract)

Job Introduction

Handelsbanken combines a long-established relationship banking model with secure, resilient, and customer-focused technology. Our technology teams enable the Bank's decentralised way of working, delivering systems built for stability, trust, and long-term value.

We are on a multi-year technology and digital transformation journey to enhance customer experience and improve how colleagues work together. By modernising platforms, simplifying processes, and better connecting data and systems, we help relationship teams focus on customers and less on complexity.

Our decentralised culture extends to technology. Teams are trusted to take ownership, make informed decisions, and deliver sustainable, high-quality solutions. We value engineering excellence, pragmatic problem-solving, and strong collaboration across technology, business, and risk.

We offer technologists the opportunity to build lasting careers, deepen their expertise, and contribute to meaningful change. We look for people who care about quality, security, long-term impact, and who want to shape the future of a relationship-led bank.

We also recognise that flexibility can support people to perform at their best, and that it looks different for everyone. While arrangements will depend on the requirements of the role and the needs of the business, we are open to having a conversation around what flexibility could look like for you.

Check our Handelsbanken website for further information

The opportunity

We are looking for an Automation Test Analyst, in support of our IT modernisation efforts who will be required to drive forwards the multi level testing of key system developments. The role holder will be responsible for testing a catalogue of new features, working collaboratively with UK and Swedish development teams, whilst focusing on the timely delivery of agreed outcomes that meet both business and customer needs.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with the digital or modernisation teams to understand the scope of the projects and help establish a shared understanding of business requirements

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary Agile teams and following a shift-left approach to testing

• Experience working in Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban and contributing to the Agile ceremonies

• Automation testing experience with Selenium, Java, API testing(RestAssured), JavaScript based test frameworks

• Promote and adhere to a shift left approach to Quality Assurance

• Writing and executing test automation scripts.

• Maintain and optimise existing test automation frameworks and develop robust maintainable frameworks where applicable.

• Test estimation, test planning, test design and test progress reporting.

• Experience working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins/ TeamCity/BitBucket and related build deployment processes.

• Perform manual testing of test cases as and when needed.

• Experience in all areas of the testing life cycle (systems testing, SIT, regression testing, UAT)

• Defect management

• Proven understanding of setting up test environments in highly complex technical environments

• Understanding of Non Functional testing so it can be included in the test planning

• Ensure traceability of tests and capture test evidence on JIRA and Confluence
• Responsible for creating detailed test artefacts such as Test strategies, Traceability matrix and Test completion reports
• Facilitate sign-off of features and stories with product owner/BAs
• Develop and maintain Automated/Manual Tests
• Monitor CI builds/pipelines and troubleshoot/follow up/fix failures
• Conduct system integration, regression and acceptance testing and ensure testing is carried out according to the Bank's standards
• Follow and suggest improvements to the QA process
• Responsible for providing test estimations, writing test scripts and maintaining regression packs

What we're looking for

Research (by Harvard University) shows that women are particularly likely to second guess themselves and not apply - so if you are worried you don't meet all the criteria, get in touch anyhow and let us do the worrying...

• Experience working in core banking is highly regarded but not essential• Experience working in Digital projects i.e., Online and Mobile Banking - Cloud based technology (desirable
• Performance testing using Gatling/Jmeter (desirable)
• Good time management skills and ability to meet targets and fulfil agreements
• Hands on Test automation skills, API and web automation experience
• Experience in distributed version control systems (Bitbucket, Git)
• Agile ways of working (essential)
• Proficient in User Story authoring and defining suitable acceptance criteria
• BDD/TDD practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to build effective networks with stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Significant experience in QA role creating detailed test artefacts
• Tooling - Hands on experience of working on tools like JIRA, Confluence, RestAssured, TestCafe etc
• Strong SQL experience (database testing)
• Hands on experience in RPG based business applications (desirable)
• End user experience testing would be beneficial
• Application next steps

Why join Handelsbanken

We want everyone at Handelsbanken to feel supported, motivated, and able to do great work. That's why, alongside brilliant colleagues, meaningful work and training and development opportunities, we provide a variety of benefits designed with your wellbeing in mind.

In addition, there is a flexible benefits package with the key highlights detailed below.

Application next steps

Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken Talent Acquisition Partners will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if your experience aligns with our requirements, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.

This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.

The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

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Salary

Competitive

Working conditions

Contract: Day Rate Contractor

Pay frequency: Daily