Lead Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

Help design, build and continuously improve the clients online platform.

Research, suggest and implement new technology solutions following best practices/standards.

Take responsibility for the resiliency and availability of different products.

Be a productive member of the team.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in test automation, preferably in international and distributed Agile environments.

1+ year of experience leading QA teams or QA Communities.

The Test Automation Engineer will be part of a Scrum team responsible for developing next-generation eCommerce services.

Detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.

Hands-on experience in planning, designing, and executing comprehensive test strategies.

Collaborate closely with development teams to understand application features and architecture, create effective test cases, and ensure all system components are thoroughly tested before production release.

Play a key role in leading the QA community by sharing knowledge, mentoring team members, and promoting automation best practices.

Provide leadership and guidance to the cross-team QA Community.

Support QA engineers in communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Assist in workload planning, task allocation, and priority management.

Define, track, and maintain test coverage and quality KPIs.

Collaborate with development teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

Prepare detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.

Reduce manual regression testing through effective automation strategies.

Enhance existing automation frameworks by implementing industry best practices.

Perform manual and exploratory testing where automation coverage is limited.

Review user stories and test cases to ensure completeness and quality.

Participate in automation code reviews to improve quality and share knowledge.

Contribute to the QA Community of Practice by sharing standards, principles, and best practices.

Strong experience working in Agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, and DevOps environments.

Hands-on experience with performance testing.

Proficiency in automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Cucumber, and Java.

Experience in API testing and/or frontend testing.

Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence.

Experience with BDD frameworks and Gherkin syntax.

Solid understanding of manual testing principles and software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

A challenging, innovating environment.

Opportunities for learning where needed.

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