Lead Automation Engineer

Job Description

As a Staff Automation Engineer you will be part of a motivated engineering team that is responsible for ensuring the quality of the on-demand cloud-based security solutions. This opening is your chance to work in the rapidly expanding field of computer security, in a public company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates.

Responsibilities :

Work closely with the engineering team to understand product architecture and functionality.

Understand end-to-end testing requirements, and create and maintain test plans for functionality and system testing.

Strongly contribute to Test Case / Test script writing.

Contribute to Test Automation Development / Enhancement.

Participate in the creation and enhancement of the continuous integration platform used to test all our projects.

Communicate test results to identify risks, and dependencies and escalate the same in a timely manner.

Qualifications :

10+ years of experience in QA / QA Automation role in a product company.

Experience in managing the QA engineers and mentoring new team members.

Experience in automation framework design, development, and maintenance.

Experience in writing automation tests in any high-level language.

Should be able to write clean code.

Experience in shell / bash scripting is a plus but not mandatory.

Strong debugging and analysis skills.

Strong understanding of generic test automation frameworks (data-driven, keyword-driven) and tools (Cypress, Selenium, JMeter, Cucumber).

Experience with Test and defect management tools.

Soft skills :

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent written and oral communication.

Must be a good listener.

Self-starter, and highly motivated.

Should be a team player.

Should be able to work in a dynamic environment.

Ability to adapt quickly to changes.

Additional skills desired :

Previous experience as a developer.

Experience in the Security domain is an advantage.

Prior experience of working with a globally distributed team is a plus.