Automation Lead

Your key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of testing activities, plans and processes for complex products or services

ensuring product quality. Also, facilitates resource planning and resolution of issues that may

impede the test effort and drives continuous improvement.

Responsible for the design, development and support of test cases for functional and non functional domains

• Lead the identification of the test scope and test environment set-up needs, prepares test plans,

identifies relevant metrics and keeps track of required effort for large initiatives

• Hands-on experience authoring, building and adopting large-scale, automation frameworks with

well-balanced coverage across UI, functional, API and back-end integration (including end-to-end

automation) and experience with different test automation approaches

• Generate / Review test reports and act on recommendations for product or design changes

• Drive the evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of testing procedures and strategies

ensuring alignment to functional / non-functional requirements

• Supports in identifying product quality risks based on the high-level solution architecture

• Develop trusted relationships with other engineering groups and key business stakeholders to

evaluate, recommend and implement testing procedures for products, systems, components or

modifications

Skills and attributes for success

• An ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of testing lifecycle, agile frameworks and

knowledge of Quality Management techniques. Problem solver, strong automation skillsets,

strategical approach and excellent communication skills

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field and more than 9 years of

relevant work experience

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work within a team and in

collaboration with different teams

• Other Strengths required are Customer centricity, Innovative Thinking, Agility and Intercultural

Sensitivity

• Experience working virtually in a globally dispersed team

• Project management experience in an engineering / test environment

• Good understanding and hands on in Testing, Automation Testing, Performance testing concepts,

Agile methodology and Knowledge on cloud Infrastructure and database concepts

• Should be able to work in collaboration to drive/implement automation strategy and guide the

team.

• Experience with different test automation approaches using the tools Selenium with Java / Python –

Knowledge at scripting/coding level

• Experience in leading multiple Testing teams and deliver quality product by implementing Testing

standards and processes

• Excellent written and verbal communication and team management skills

• Proficiency in handling Key Performance Indicators and Metrics

• Data Testing Management

• Ability to understand and integrate with cultural differences and engage with virtual cross-cultural,

cross-border teams

• Proficiency managing/implementing Control Version

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Lean certification or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

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