Position: QA (Automation + Manual) Team Lead #7502
Company: Lohika
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Our client is an innovative leader in financial operations platforms providing the effective, secure and reliable solution for worldwide financial operations using the cutting-edge technologies (including microservices architecture, blockchain, cloud providers and modern UI frameworks).

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coordinate QA team activities (manual + automation)
Contribute in automation solution (API/UI)
Define the right strategies of automation implementation and priorities including building CI/defining QA gates
Coordinate and handle release testing activities
Grant high quality of deliveries and maintain customer satisfaction level
Establish effective working processes
Work in close collaboration with Local RnD Teams and external peers
Regulary report about progress, quality and risks and provide/implement improvement plans
Be a main contact point about activities being done

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
MUST HAVE:
Practical experience of leading QA automation team of 5+ people (2+ years)
Strong Experience and contribution in QA automation practices/frameworks (2+ years)
Deep knowledge about QA best practices
Practical experience and understandings of QA methodologies, processes and Agile software development
Good knowledge of OOP, design concepts and automation patterns/frameworks of one of the following languages (Java/Kotlin, Python, JS)
Strong practical experience working with REST, gPRC, web-UI based testing
University Degree in Computer Related Sciences
At least Upper-Intermediate English level (write/read/verbal)

WOULD BE A PLUS:
Microservice architecture knowledge and experience of testing
Docker/Kubernetes based testing experience
Contract-based testing
Performance testing
Operational testing (chaos, resilency etc.)