Automation Test Lead in EUROPEAN UNION

Automation Test Lead - Remote

As part of our Global Network Vision, we’re building a high-performant, programmable and highly predictable software-defined global fabric.

In this job, you’ll be responsible for the test automation approach and methodology for quality assurance of our platform solutions. You’ll provide technical leadership and strategic direction to automation engineers, resolving the test project issues, and ensuring effective test process improvement feedback. You’ll be critical in ensuring that test architecture and test plans are up to date. You’ll confidently lead and share knowledge with a team of engineers. You’ll be involved in planning and monitoring the execution of automation tests in CI/CD environment. Excellent communication skills are required as you will be liaising with wider engineering team including operations and product teams. You will also be responsible for implementing latest technology, in line with our continuous integration and delivery goals.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing/Optimising a portable ROBOT test framework to cover testing needed for systems, routers and e2e test suites.
• Be Agile, Test Driven and a highly technical tester.
• Leading the team and steering the direction of the automation test framework.
• You will work directly with Technical Architects and define automation approach, write test plans but can still deliver hands on technically. Whether that be API testing or building test frameworks from scratch.
• Collaborate with test and development engineers on application & testing architecture, to ensure that the approaches and technologies applied to the current implementation are sound and fit for purpose.
• Understanding of programming principles and best practice.

Skills and Experience Required

• Experience building test automation frameworks and e2e test suites.
• Expert in Python Development and Robot framework.
• Experience with CI/CD and Docker
• Experienced working in the Telecommunications industry.