QA Automation Team Lead

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic QA Automation Team Lead to join our innovative team. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your extensive expertise in QA to lead and mentor a team of talented QA Engineers. You will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive QA strategies, methodologies, and processes to ensure the highest quality of our high-performance backend services. Your leadership and guidance will be crucial in building and maintaining robust testing frameworks, driving the development of automated test scripts, and optimizing our QA practices. If you are passionate about quality assurance, have a strong background in automation, and excel in leadership, we invite you to apply and play a key role in managing and enhancing our QA capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• To lead and mentor a team of QA Engineers
• To develop and implement comprehensive QA strategies, methodologies and processes
• To plan, prioritize and oversee testing activities
• Developing and maintaining a robust Test Automation Framework 
• Liaising with internal and development teams on the automation process during preparation 
• Collaborate with development teams on automation process during preparation. 
• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback. 
• Liaise with internal teams (e.g., Developers, Product Owners, and Business Analysis) to identify system requirements as part of in-house processes whist Maintaining quality issues and modifying automation test scripts. 
• Conducting analysis checks on product specifications 
• Design and implement automated test scripts for web, mobile, and desktop applications. 
• Execute and maintain automated test scripts in continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. 
• Implement and maintain test data and test environment setups for automated testing. 
• Stay up to date with industry best practices, tools, and trends in test automation. 
• Provide training and mentorship to QA team members in test automation best practices. 
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability of automation code. 
• Work with cross-functional teams to define automation testing strategies for new features and products. 
• Develop and maintain automated performance and load testing scripts. 
• Contribute to the development and execution of automated security testing scripts.
   

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working as a QA Automation Team Lead. 
• Advanced programming skills including automation systems. 
  Advanced in Python, Selenium, SpecFlow considered advantageous. 
• Deeper understanding of object-oriented programming 
• Experience working with in an agile environment with deep understanding of agile rituals. 
• Proficiency in API testing 
• Experience with test data management and data-driven testing approaches. 
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) principles and tools. 
• Familiarity with behaviour-driven development (BDD) tools and frameworks beyond SpecFlow, such as Cucumber, Gherkin considered advantageous. 
• Scripting skills for tasks like test data generation or test environment setup. 
• Proficiency in performance testing tools like JMeter or Gatling. 
• Familiarity with test automation for mobile devices and platforms (iOS, Android). Exposure to mobile app automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Appium). 
• Understanding of the principles of shift-left testing and test-driven development (TDD). 
• Good written and verbal communication skills. 
• Strong attention to detail.
• To be eligible, you must be located in a time zone that is +1 or +2 hours from Malta time (CET).