Position: Lead QA Automation Engineer (Python + AWS)
Company: Valtech
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

We are looking for a **Lead QA Automation Engineer** with Python and AWS experience to join our network of more than 5000 consultants in 20 countries. 
The client is a large global company with several digital retailers. It is the number one destination for shoppers who value flexible payment options. It receives over 2.2 million visits every day. The client is focused on modernizing its existing systems and platforms, utilizing a wider variety of modern, cloud-based technologies.

Valtech is a founding member of MACH Alliance, a group that educates enterprises on best-of-breed Microservices, APIs, Cloud, and Headless (MACH) technology. Among the projects delivered are works for Levi's, BMW Online Store, Aerolíneas Argentinas.

**The ideal candidate's skills include:**
There is a wide range of technologies being used within the tribe. We are looking for people with experience in the following:

/ Working to help embed a behavioral-driven approach, such as BDD
/ Experience in developing and executing automated tests in different platforms using Python
/ API test experience, ideally Supertest (other similar API automated testing experience is ok)
/ Experience in Performance testing, ideally K6 or JMeter
/ Good knowledge of Contract testing
/ Experience in working with Code Repository (Gitlab)
/ Be familiar with Cloud environment — AWS
/ Experience in working with CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins/Gitlab)

**Optional:**
/ UI test experience: ideally has experience in Cypress
/ Leadership experience

 Obviously, we don’t expect you to be experienced in everything listed above, we are realistic. What is important is having some of the skills, but also having ideas to bring to the table, wanting to have input into how we do things, and wanting to pick up new skills along the way.

**The Role**
As a Lead QA Automation Consultant you’ll be expected to:

/ Support current teams in embedding a test-focused, automation-first approach, whilst delivering products that align with our client’s key business goals
/ Good, demonstratable skills/experience around framework definition (and implementation/roll-out of the framework)
/ Assist in the evolution of our new microservice-focused QA strategy, working within a squad but also sharing knowledge throughout the QA community and wider tribe
/ Have the ability to coach and mentor other team members
/ Work within our model, Agile software development. For these roles, you’ll need experience in Agile practice such as BDD.

As a consultant and as a binding part between engineers and our clients you are expected to develop expertise both in technology and the means to communicate complex concepts and rationale to non-techies. We’ll encourage and support this with frequent opportunities to share ideas internally. We also have consultants who frequently deliver at regional, national and global conferences.

 

**Benefits**
**Mental and physical health:**
 
/ 20 working days of vacation
/ national holidays
/ 2 extra days off (for emergency issues)
/ sick leave (up to 20)
/ unpaid leave (up to 20)
/ medical insurance
/ sports reimbursement
/ maternity & paternity leave support

 **Personal and professional development:**
/ Internal workshops & learning initiatives
/ English language classes compensation
/ Professional certifications reimbursement
/ Participation in professional local & global communities
/ Growth Framework to manage expectations and define the steps to move towards the selected career
/ Mentoring program with the ability to become a mentor or a mentee to grow to a higher position