Test Automation Specialist-IKEA IT

Test Automation Specialist, IKEA Business Solutions, IKEA IT

You see things a little differently. So do we.

We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow.

About You
We believe that you are service minded, structured and driven with an ability to connect and build trustful relationships with people both internally and externally. You have an analytical mind and are able to communicate in a comprehensive way, even for people who are not as technically skilled as you. We want you to take leadership in further developing the service, with the consumer and customer need in focus. You will be part of a team with a lot of energy with high service mind-set always looking for improvements to support the growing and future IKEA.

If you have some projects on your spare time involving programming etc. we would love to hear you tell us about it!

About the job
TestCenter within Shared Services supports more than 300 different IT services and projects at IKEA with test competence, test services and tools.

We believe, that since we are a team currently in a lot of change, adding capabilities and widening our service offer, it is very important that you are pro-active, driven and take responsibility to build up this new organisation together with us, meeting the needs of IKEA people, today and tomorrow.

About the assignment
As Test Automation Specialist within our TestCenter, you will work with automation assignments where you deliver automated functional tests to IKEA initiatives with the purpose to reduce execution time and increase test coverage. This includes planning, design, development and maintenance of automated scripts with high quality, reusability and flexibility. Assignments include education and support to the receivers of the automated scripts on how to execute and update test data. You will also perform feasibility studies to evaluate possibilities and benefits of using test automation for different initiatives.

The tools mainly used at IKEA are HP Performance Center, HP UFT and HP ALM. Previous experience from working with HP UFT (previously called QTP) is highly qualifying. You should have good knowledge of some programming languages and techniques, like VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, C# and Java. Knowledge on different infrastructure components, for example Windows, Unix, Linux, network and databases is good to have. You have strong technical interest and enjoy exploring new technologies.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Test Service Manager, Pontus Nelderup at, +46 (0) 728 86 48 64. In some cases recruitment processes may take time, so we kindly ask you to be patient in this regard. If you have any questions about the actual recruitment process, please contact our HR Service Centre, +46 (0) 476 587 500.

If you want to be part of something big, this could be the right challenge for you. We are looking forward to getting to know you soon!

The IKEA Group is a world leader in the home furnishing business. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. The IKEA Group operates in 43 countries and our retail operations include 321 IKEA stores in 28 countries.

Keywords: C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, VBScript, SQL, HP Performance Center, HP UFT, HP ALM. Windows, UNIX, Linux, network, databases, Performance testing, Automation testing, QTP, Test cases, Testing, Load runner, Loadrunner,