Contract

QA Automation Test Engineer – SC Cleared

Ref: BBBH66549_1775747661
England

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a QA Automation Test Engineer – SC Cleared.

This role requires the use of an FCSA umbrella company.

The Role:

Skilled QA automation Engineer to design, build and execute selenium-based load-testing scripts to validate PowerBI Fabric capacity and Visualisation performance, scalability, and reliability and develop regression test scripts.
The role involves modelling user behaviour at scale, automating test scenarios, and ensuring Fabric-backed workloads perform optimally under expected and peak usage conditions.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Load Test Script Development
* Develop Selenium WebDriver scripts and test cases that simulate hight level user interactions across PowerBI Fabric experiences.
* Build Scalable automation flows that mimic:
o Report and dataset opening
o Navigation actions
o Refresh events
* Create parameterized and data-driven scripts to vary user patterns, concurrency levels, and execution timing.
* Develop regression test script pack.

2. Performance & Capacity Testing
* Design and execute load, stress and endurance tests specifically targeting PowerBI Fabric capacity limits.
 Capture metrics such as response times, resource consumption, and capacity exhaustion behaviour.

3. Framework & Tool Integration
* Integrate Selenium tests with performance-oriented tools i.e. JMeter
* Configure distributed/parallel Selenium execution
* Ensure automation runs effectively at scale across multiple browsers and sessions.

Required Skills & Experience:

* Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and UI automation frameworks
* Proven experience designing and executing load, stress, and scalability tests
* Proficiency in one or more automation languages (Python, Java)
* Knowledge of:
o Distributed workload execution
o Multi-threading and parallelisation concepts
o REST API testing and validation
* Familiarity with Microsoft PowerBI, Fabric workloads, or similar analytical tools

Soft Skills:

* Strong attention to details and analytical thinking
* Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
* Clear communicator able to articulate findings to engineering, delivery manager and leadership teams
* Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in cross-functional environment

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

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