Senior Automation Tester
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026. BP scores A on the Alion truth index.
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TechnologyJob Family Group:
IT&S GroupJob Description:
Role Purpose
The Senior Automation Tester is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of digital products through robust test automation strategies. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with multi-functional teams to deliver high-quality software at speed.
Key skills - This role is more of system automation tester so hands on python / java and any testing tool like selenium along with other testing framework like cucumber etc, would be required.
Exp- 6+ years of relevant experience.
Key Responsibilities
Test Automation Strategy
- Define and implement automation testing strategies across web, API, mobile, and backend applications.
- Design scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation frameworks.
- Drive automation coverage across functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and smoke testing.
Test Design & Execution
- Review business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Develop automated test scripts using industry-standard frameworks and tools.
- Implement automated and manual tests where required.
- Analyze test results and report defects with detailed root cause analysis.
CI/CD & Quality Engineering
- Integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent CI/CD pipelines.
- Define and maintain quality gates for deployments.
- Support shift-left testing practices and continuous testing.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, and DevOps engineers.
- Mentor junior testers and automation engineers.
- Promote quality engineering best practices across teams.
- Participate in code reviews and test automation design reviews.
Operational Completion
- Supervise and improve test execution stability.
- Maintain test environments and test data.
- Track automation metrics, defect trends, and quality KPIs.
- Continuously improve framework performance and maintainability.
Technical Skills
Required
- 6+ years of validated experience in software testing, with at least 4+ years in automation.
- Strong experience with:
- Selenium WebDriver / Playwright / Cypress
- Java, C#, Python, or TypeScript
- TestNG, JUnit, NUnit, or equivalent frameworks
- BDD frameworks such as Cucumber/Gherkin
- API testing using Postman, Rest Assured, Karate, or similar tools.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or CI/CD platforms.
- Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum practices.
- SQL and database validation skills.
Preferred
- Cloud experience (AWS or Azure).
- Containerization knowledge (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Performance testing exposure (JMeter, LoadRunner, k6).
- Security testing awareness.
- Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.
- ISTQB certification.
Behavioral Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive ownership and accountability.
- Excellent collaborator management and communication.
- Ability to influence engineering teams toward quality-first practices.
- Mentoring and coaching capability.
- Adaptability in fast-paced Agile environments.
Key Deliverables
- Automation framework development and maintenance.
- Regression suite automation coverage.
- CI/CD quality gate implementation.
- Defect prevention and early quality feedback.
- Test reporting dashboards and quality metrics.
- Reduction in manual testing effort and faster release cycles.
Success Measures (KPIs)
- Automation coverage (%)
- Regression execution time reduction
- Defect leakage rate
- Production defect reduction
- CI/CD pipeline pass rate
- Test execution stability
- Quality gate compliance
- Release readiness and deployment success rate
Why join bp
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner! At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
Additional Information
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.
Disclaimer
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.
We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are important, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.
What you can expect from us!
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion: At bp, you could be part of Business Resource Groups (BRGs) which believe in the power of inclusion, deeper connections, and shared experiences. They provide a place for employees to learn and share knowledge, to connect, and to improve. The BRGs focus on and encourage talent engagement, development, and retention while creating a broadened sense of community and inclusion for bp employees. The groups cultivate leadership growth by involving employees in developmental opportunities they would not otherwise have access to. Formal and informal mentoring also helps employees develop their professional goals and connect with colleagues. The BRGs’ dedication to growth at all levels helps employees feel more engaged and energized. The BRGs break down barriers, so we can all do better together. Examples of BRGs include (but are not limited to):bpWIN (bp Women’s International Network)PrideWorking parentsPEN (Positively Ethnic Network)bpInclusia (bp’s Asian community)bpEnergía (bp’s Latin community)
Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this roleRelocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within countryRemote Type:
This position is not available for remote workingSkills:
Cucumber Testing Framework, Java APIs, Java Spring, Python, Selenium, Selenium Automation.
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individualswith an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodationrelated to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodationrelated to the recruitment process, please contact us.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.