Lead Automation Tester (QA QC)

We are seeking motivated Lead QA Engineer (Automation) to be part of our delivery team and will be responsible for providing technical leadership throughout all phases of the software delivery life cycle with a focus on end-to-end quality practices.

 YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manage the quality practices and mindset across two or more Agile teams, dealing with both automation and exploratory testing in terms of quality assurance.
2. Propose Test strategies for projects, and conduct workshops with internal & external stakeholders;
3. Apply and adjust testing processes to ensure quality in a fully Agile SDLC;
4. Define Test Plans (Test strategy and Test logistics) and applying Testing methodologies and techniques to design test cases and prepare test data;
5. Create test strategy and approach, setting-up testing tools and testing frameworks that can be used inside teams or cross-teams;
6. Apply Test monitoring and controls, including managing test effort and bug leaks;
7. Perform Test evaluation and make quality reports for each delivery (making the decision “go”/”no-go”);
8. Drive an Automation first approach for Unit, System and Integrated System testing across the development team, and contribute to platform integration and performance tests to play a key role in driving product quality to keep users satisfied;
9. Solve defects, driving investigations into problems and correction actions relating to recurring problems;
10. Code automated tests for the Feature, System and Integrated Systems Testing Phases;
11. Problem-solving, solution design automation and innovating using Quality Engineering practices;
12. Contribute to Agile practices and Automation for stories in sprint delivery, CI/CD pipeline design, and build and maintenance, to support Quality Engineering practices;
13. Create and review solution documentation and assist with the development and rectification when required;
14. Conduct testing training to empower Software Engineers to a level of sufficient testing skills.

1. Solid programming experience in Java or JavaScript / Typescript (Preferred) or any programing language
2. 7+ years’ experience in the design and execution of Manual & Automation testing with a minimum of: 
   • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Automation – Web/Mobile & API testing.
   • 3+ years of hands-on experience in leading & training Quality Engineering Practices across multiple teams.
3. Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools and DevOps practice
4. Experience with microservice testing
5. Exposure to AWS and cloud-native architecture (nice to have)
6. Able to create testing proposals (Test strategies, estimation, automation test solutions, performance test solution, etc.);
7. Good at reading and understanding of Functional and Non-functional requirements, and provide feedback and enrich requirements efficiently;
8. Solid knowledge of testing methodologies and techniques: Functional, Non-Functional, black-box and exploratory testing;
9. Experience in strategic development and implementation of Quality Engineering solutions (Automation Frameworks, Performance Validation);
10. People leadership and coaching of Quality Engineers from junior to senior QAs;
11. Experience in coaching integrated teams including Software Engineers to ensure systems are designed for reliability, performance, and testability;
12. Excellent English communication skills (both verbal & written) with experience working across countries;

THE BENEFITS AND PERKS

1. Very competitive remuneration package
2. Generous private family healthcare for yourself and your family members
3. A solid team behind you - great people who love what they do
4. The pleasant, enthusiastic, international work environment
5. Opportunity for traveling & training in Australia
6. Brand new & state of the art Agile offices
7. Latest technologies, flexible working hours
8. A promising training and career path
9. Fun team activities & outing
10. English learning with native English teachers

If this excites you, let's have a chat over a cup of coffee!