Lead Automation Engineer

Knowledge / Experience Essential : Minimum of 10 years of overall experience and 2+ years of agile product ownership experience. Experience in providing product input on business process flows and scenario mapping for business solutions.Strong oral and written communication skills with demonstrable experience communicating cross-functionally with architects and product owners in formal and informal settings.Experienced with leading a team of engineers to achieve product and business goals.Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.Strong people management skills with a proven ability to hire and grow teams.Ability to use Microsoft Office 365 products and Microsoft Teams Familiarity with JIRA / Confluence Experience in Automotive / Aerospace / Manufacturing industries Familiarity in XRAY, the test management plugin for Jira Basic understanding g of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.Awareness of the latest testing and technology trends and using them to improve daily practices. Exposure to Agile concepts and scaled agile approach.An individual who ha s a determined approach to resolving incidents.An individual with the ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.An individual with excellent communication skills and w ho is able to negotiate with both engineers and senior managers to effect process and tool changes.A resilient and enthusiastic individual who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs.An individual with a passion for learning.An effective team play er, actively develops and supports team members.Flexible to support the out of business hours for production deployments.Competences Customer Centricity - Ensures the delivery of exceptional customer serviceEXPERT Business Acumen - Applies appropriate strategic logic to decisions and initiatives in one’s areaPROFICIENT Decision Making - Identifies and analyses information to make decisions and solve problemsPROFICIENT Teamwork & Collaboration -