Senior Automation Engineer - Assistant Vice President

Engineering Excellence & Best Practices

• Champion trunk-based development, ensuring testing is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with developers to conduct code reviews with a focus on testability, security, and performance.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and implement security testing best practices.
• Enhance observability by integrating real-time monitoring, logging, and reporting into the QA process.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Partner with software engineers, architects, and product teams to design scalable, testable, and resilient systems.
• Mentor junior QA engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and quality-first mindset.
• Work closely with DevOps teams to optimize automated test execution in cloud environments.
• Define and implement modern ways of working, driving innovation in testing methodologies.

Skills and Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in test automation using tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar.
• Proficiency in building robust test frameworks.
• Deep understanding of system design for scalable test automation.
• Expertise in TDD, BDD, and test automation best practices.
• Experience in trunk-based development and continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of code review practices, security testing, and vulnerability scanning.
• Familiarity with performance, load, and stress testing tools like JMeter.
• Experience with cloud-based testing environments (AWS, Kubernetes).

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with contract testing (PACT) in microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for testing environments.
• Exposure to shift-left testing strategies.

Recommended Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years experience in an IT Quality role.
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

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