Working for Chorus Does being a part of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications infrastructure company flip your switch? A team of likeminded people built on a strong set of values and encased in a sense of belonging are awaiting your uplink. If you’d rather optic out of paying for your internet, Chorus offers an internet concession with most RSP’s. Connected with this, Chorus has tapped into the benefit’s fast lane, offering discounts with fitness, technology and wellness organisations. If you’re in need of an update we have ongoing learning and development programmes to get you up to speed. Rest assured, we have you covered with options for a flexi work environment and Healthcare and Holiday Homes with Marram. If this sounds like you apply below.
The Company
Chorus is proud to be New Zealand’s largest telecommunications infrastructure company, building and looking after the country’s telecommunications network. We are an organisation built on a 150 year old passion for keeping people connected and an ambition to create the best-connected country in the world for both present and future generations.
Our dedicated team of people deliver high quality infrastructure that will help New Zealand grow and give Kiwis access to a world of opportunity. We've got a big job to do in helping enable New Zealand's digital future. We're looking for people who want to be part of something special and live by our values of being Authentic, Collaborative, Curious, and Courageous.
The Role
Demonstrate your expertise, passion and skills as you operate as part of an effective and engaged Technology Team.
This role is based in Wellington and reports to the Test Director.
The role of Test Automation Engineer is responsible for delivering Test Automation solutions internally within the Chorus Programme Delivery team. This team is new to Chorus so helping establish and develop the Test Automation practice will be a key requirement as will the challenge of continually improving and maturing it to meet ongoing demand.
The ideal candidate will possess strong delivery skills, be proactive in nature, motivational and influential. Additionally, being be diplomatic and having a good understanding of both Tactical and Strategic Delivery goals is important.
Your Background
If the above sounds like something you’d be interested in, here are the qualities and skills you possess:
Understanding of Automation framework design and proven ability in construction of Automation frameworks and automated test suites;
Demonstrated understanding of Pipeline CICD methodologies and process;
Demonstrated understanding of Source Control processes like GIT/Bitbucket to help entrench good coding practices;
Proven hands on experience in a number of Automation domains, ie Web UI, webservices, mobile, integration;
Proven ability coding in Java/J2EE, C#, Groovy or Ruby programming languages;
Good knowledge in REST and SOAP webservice communication protocols;
Understanding of web protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, TCP/IP, and DNS;
Understanding of networking and web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, jsp, asp, Flash, AMQ,Mule, FLEX etc.;
Knowledge of web page composition (static vs. dynamic elements, browser behaviour, etc.);
Solid experience in maintaining automation test suits in a continuous integration setup;
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team;
Proven experience working with a variety of delivery methods such as Agile, Waterfall, CICD, DevOps etc.;
Strong communication and customer facing skills;
Understanding of all phases of test delivery and testing methods and ability to fluently explain these to others; and
Ease of communicating ideas, concepts and knowledge to both technical and non-technical audiences, both in writing and verbally, and can recognise when people do not understand what is being communicated.
How to Apply
If you want to be a part of the Chorus team, apply online today and visit www.chorus.co.nz to find out more about our company.
To learn more about our values, look here: https://company.chorus.co.nz/our-values.
Please note, only applicants with Citizenship, Residency or a valid work visa will be considered for this role. To apply, you must submit your CV along with a Cover Letter that outlines your skills and experience as it relates to this role.Required SkillsRequired Experience
