Assignment Description

Our client in the automotive industry is currently seeking a Software Engineer. This role is within their Commercial Digital team, which uses digital technologies to reinvent the experience of becoming a customer of our client. The experience of buying a car should be enjoyable and exciting, just like owning a new car—that is their mission. They create the end-to-end experience for online sales/subscriptions of cars, global campaigns, and frameworks for other parts of our client’s organization.

Your responsibilities will include the rapid development of prototypes/concepts and regular product development within the Quality & Reliability Engineering department.

Main Responsibilities:

• Engineering Leadership: Lead and contribute to engineering efforts from design to implementation, solving complex technical challenges around monitoring distributed systems at scale.
• Automation Efforts: Design, develop, and implement test automation strategies and frameworks that align with product requirements and quality standards.
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of automation testers, providing guidance, support, and training to enhance their skills and effectiveness.
• Test Planning and Execution: Oversee the creation of detailed test plans, test scripts, and test cases for automated testing, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all product features.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring fast and reliable feedback on code quality.
• Tool Selection and Implementation: Evaluate and select appropriate testing tools and technologies, ensuring they meet project needs and enhance the efficiency of the testing process.
• Defect Management: Lead the identification, reporting, and tracking of defects, and work with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Test Reporting: Provide regular reports on test progress, coverage, and results to stakeholders, highlighting any risks or issues that may impact delivery.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business analysts, to ensure a clear understanding of requirements and to drive quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements in testing and quality assurance and drive initiatives to implement these improvements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience as an Automation Test Lead or in a similar role, with a strong background in software testing and quality assurance.
• Extensive experience in developing and maintaining test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, etc.).
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript) used in test automation.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or similar.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) and methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or DevOps.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and testing in cloud environments is a plus.

Desired Attributes:

• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to testing.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.