Position: Lead Automation QA Engineer
Company: Ciklum International
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**Responsibilities**

Test management and Test Automation processes:
Setup QA processes, approaches, frameworks, tools, and team composition from scratch
Develop and maintain Test Automation Strategy for different projects/products
Architect test automation frameworks (API, UI, Mobile) from scratch
Develop automated functional UI tests & API/Service level tests
Integrate automated scripts into CI/CD process
Develop, maintain and expand automated testing infrastructure
Devise and document test frameworks, coding standards, preferred design patterns and development methodologies
Ensure code quality with peer reviews to ensure guidelines and standards are followed
Define Quality Metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, testing efficiency, and measure the overall quality of the Product as a part of test automation process
Make conclusion and report about the quality of the product under test
Collaborate with other members of the QA team to automate the manual test processes
Manage, analyze and mitigate testing risks
Talent and team management:

Participate in hiring / interviewing process
Onboarding of a new team members
Participate in grading of AQA team members
Mentor AQA team members, build and support their professional development
Define team composition and seniority pyramyd
Technical advice for the testing teams

**Requirements**

6+ years of professional experience in QA Automation of Web/Mobile and backend API testing
2+ years of experience in leading and managing of the Testing teams across the account
Knowledge of testing specifics for different application types (Web, backend, mobile, embedded, high load, SaaS, etc.)
Experience with different business domains (Fintech, Retail, Automotive, eCommerce etc.)
Strong experience in creation of automation frameworks from scratch
Deep understanding of SOLID principles and design patterns, hands-on experience applying them into test frameworks
Coding proficiency in Java / C# / JavaScript / Python
Experience with BDD, TDD, ATDD
Solid experience with test automation tools like Selenium (or similar) and grids
Exposure to various web technologies such as gRPC, SOAP, REST, and OData
Hands-on experience with API testing frameworks or raw HTTP clients
Experience with different test runners
Experience of working with version control systems (e.g. GIT, SVN and others)
Strong experience with continuous integration processes and tools (Jenkins, TeamCity or similar). CI tools setup, tuning and configuration
Virtualization (Docker, Vagrant etc)
Experience of working in an Agile Scrum/Kanban development environment
BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
Good English skills – Upper-Intermediate or higher

**Desirable**

Experience integrating test reports
Virtualization environment management skills
Development of the mock/stub services
Experience working with DB (MongoBD, PostgreSQL, etc)
Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure)
Experience with cloud-based automation solutions like Browserstack, AWS Device Farm or similar

**Personal skills**

Self-motivated to continually learn and adopt the latest industry innovations and technology
Self-disciplined and result-oriented, able to work with minimal supervision
Strong communication and problem solving skills
Good team player, motivated to solve complex tasks
Good analytical skills
Strong attention to details and accuracy

**What's in it for you**

Close cooperation with client
Constant flow of new projects
Dynamic and challenging tasks
Ability to influence project technologies
Projects from scratch
Team of professionals: learn from colleagues and gain recognition of your skills
European management style
Continuous self-improvement