QA Automation Team Lead

Role Overview

• To lead and mentor a team of QA Engineers
• To develop and implement comprehensive QA strategies, methodologies, and processes
• To plan, prioritize, and oversee testing activities
• Developing and maintaining a robust Test Automation Framework
• Liaising with internal and development teams on the automation process during preparation
• Collaborate with development teams on the automation process during preparation.
• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
• Liaise with internal teams (e.g., Developers, Product Owners, and Business Analysis) to identify system requirements as part of in-house processes whist Maintaining quality issues and modifying automation test scripts.
• Conducting analysis checks on product specifications
• Design and implement automated test scripts for web, mobile, and desktop applications.
• Execute and maintain automated test scripts in continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Implement and maintain test data and test environment setups for automated testing.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices, tools, and trends in test automation.
• Provide training and mentorship to QA team members in test automation best practices.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability of automation code.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define automation testing strategies for new features and products.
• Develop and maintain automated performance and load testing scripts.
• Contribute to the development and execution of automated security testing scripts.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience working as a QA Automation Team Lead.
• Advanced programming skills, including automation systems.
• Advanced in Python, Selenium, and SpecFlow considered advantageous.
• A deeper understanding of object-oriented programming
• Experience working with in an agile environment with a deep understanding of agile rituals.
• Proficiency in API testing
• Experience with test data management and data-driven testing approaches.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) principles and tools.
• Familiarity with behaviour-driven development (BDD) tools and frameworks beyond SpecFlow, such as Cucumber, Gherkin considered advantageous.
• Scripting skills for tasks like test data generation or test environment setup.
• Proficiency in performance testing tools like JMeter or Gatling.
• Familiarity with test automation for mobile devices and platforms (iOS, Android).
• Exposure to mobile app automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Appium).
• Understanding of the principles of shift-left testing and test-driven development (TDD).

Tech Stack

• Android
• iOS
• JMeter
• Python
• Selenium

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Wellness benefit
• Optician/Spectacle and Blue Lens Benefit
• Breakfast/lunch all week
• Monthly snacks allowance
• Training support
• Exciting Company Events
• Refer a friend bonus
• Relocation package (if required)
• One day birthday holiday