Lead Automation Engineer

Responsibilities 

1. Quality Control Leadership
• Lead and oversee quality control initiatives for various applications to ensure the highest product standards and alignment with organizational quality goals..
• Develop and implement strategies to maintain and improve product quality across all projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align quality goals with overall project objectives.
2. Architectural Foundation for Automation Testing
• Review the existing architectural foundation for automation testing, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and flexibility with changing applications.
• Ensure the testing infrastructure supports long-term maintainability and adaptability.
• Define and implement robust testing frameworks and methodologies that provide solid coverage for high-quality software releases.
3. Team Leadership and Supervision
• Lead and mentor a team of junior automation engineers.
• Provide technical guidance and support to ensure the successful implementation of automation tests.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.
4. Automation Strategy and Implementation
• Develop and execute automation strategies that align with project goals and timelines.
• Identify and implement best practices for automated testing.
• Continuously evaluate and improve automation tools and processes.
5. Automation Scripts and Platform Design
• Focus on creating and maintaining automation scripts and platforms that adapt to changing applications and are modular, reusable, and scalable.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage to maintain high-quality software releases.
• Develop automation scripts and platforms that ensure long-term maintainability and flexibility.
6. Quality Assurance Best Practices
• Establish and enforce quality assurance best practices.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify and address quality issues early in the development cycle.
7. Load, Stress, and Performance Testing
• Design and implement load, stress, and general performance testing strategies.
• Utilize performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, and Gatling.
• Analyze performance test results and collaborate with development teams to address performance issues.
8. Reporting and Documentation
• Create detailed reports on testing progress, coverage, results, trends, and anomalies.
• Document testing processes, frameworks, and guidelines.
• Communicate quality metrics and insights to various audience levels, from technical teams to executive stakeholders.
9. Continuous Improvement
• Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in automation testing and performance testing.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drive initiatives for continuous improvement in product quality and team performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or lead position.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing automation testing frameworks.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and quality assurance methodologies.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in a range of automation tools and technologies (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Jenkins).
• Experience with load, stress, and performance testing using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Strong focus on product quality and attention to detail.
• Experience in agile development environments is preferred.
• This is a hybrid role which requires the selected candidate to be in one of our offices at least three days per week.