Automation Lead

13 hours ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Expleo Full time
Job Description

As a Test Automation Lead at Expleo, you will play a key role in building a cohesive network with stakeholders across Group Technology. Your primary responsibility will be to provide automated testing solutions and quality practices that adhere to agreed timelines and risk parameters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to build a cohesive network and provide automated testing solutions.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with peers, Subject Matter Experts, developers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
  • Participate in PI planning and squad deliverables, identifying capacity constraints and interdependencies.
  • Review and approve artefacts from stakeholders, ensuring alignment with core values.
  • Break down business needs into deliverable stories and epics, ensuring clear acceptance criteria.
  • Participate in backlog grooming and sprint planning to drive optimal testing coverage.
  • Address issues raised by the Software Quality & Test Engineers during daily stand-ups.
  • Collaborate with Software Quality & Test Engineers to ensure sufficient alignment of deliverables and adherence to automation governance.
  • Ensure automation solutions follow scalable, reusable development standards.
  • Facilitate testing automation execution within DevOps pipelines.
  • Work with Enterprise QA to align on methodologies and reporting for quality engineering practices.
  • Guarantee the defect management process adheres to established frameworks and ensures full traceability.
  • Ensure artefacts are available in the repository to support testing.
  • Participate in retrospective reviews to drive improvement and enhance quality for clients.
  • Mentor peers on QA artefacts and coach engineers on improving their technical capabilities.
  • Provide input on documentation for current and future Quality Engineering architecture.
  • Manage team performance, provide feedback, and assist with coaching and mentoring to promote self-organisation and task prioritisation.
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement by encouraging the exploration of new technological trends.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • ISEB / ISTQB Certification.
  • Additional course or certification in Quality Engineering.
Experience
  • 7 - 10 years experience in a QA Lead role or similar position.
  • Strong knowledge of front-end and API automation as well as performance testing.
  • Proficiency with automation tools such as Java with Selenium, Appium, Healenium, RestAssured, and JMeter.
  • Excellent understanding of test engineering and quality practices.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication and team leadership abilities.
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps practices.

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