Senior Automation QA Engineer

Company Description

Devexperts has been working for nearly two decades consulting and developing for the financial industry. We solve complex technological challenges facing the most well-respected financial institutions worldwide.
By becoming a part of Devexperts, you’ll become a part of a company that fosters self-improvement and actively seeks out-of-the-box ideas. Our teams work together to create the next generation of financial software solutions. We welcome all candidates who believe, as we do, that innovation is grounded in education.

Job Description

You'll join a team working for one of the world's biggest investment banks. Your goal will be to lead the team and build effective test automation strategies and practices to set up highly performant and predictable pipelines and improve the overall quality of the technology stack.
We expect the Senior Automation QA Engineer to:

• design and implement a multi-layer test automation strategy
• develop and maintain effective testing frameworks
• share the best practices and approaches with the project team
• evaluate, monitor, and report to key stakeholders - business and dev leads
• provide team management and keep the spirit high

Qualifications

Qualifications
Must have skills:

• have a proactive attitude to problem-solving and lead by example
• have excellent communication skills: you feel good speaking to people and can articulate the progress, problems, and plans of your team for different audiences, from engineers to stakeholders. 
• can demonstrate hands-on knowledge of modern testing methodologies, concepts, and practices. You'll have to help people make proper decisions.
• have enough object-oriented programming experience with 4+ years of experience in a similar role:
  • Senior QA automation engineer
  • Lead QA engineer
  • Test Automation Lead, or Test Architect
• have solid experience in OOP, code build and packaging tools (Maven, Gradle), Spring, JUnit/TestNG, API testing tools, and at least one CI system (Teamcity, Jenkins, etc).
• have a proven track of delivering test automation solutions from scratch, both independently and leading a team
• have experience with Agile practices and ceremonies, or even a certification

Nice to have:

• hands-on experience in test performance optimization
• finTech testing or a trading background – Devexperts does FinTech, and your experience will be valued

Additional Information

Care for the employees is one of Devexperts' core values. For the suggested position, we offer a benefits package that will guarantee the comfort of our new teammate.

Flexibility benefits:

• Possibility of hybrid/remote work mode,
• Flexible working hours.

Health and recreation benefits:

• 20 days of paid vacation,
• 5 days of fully paid additional wellness days,
• Medical insurance – premium package,
• Free MultiSport card.

Facility benefits:

• Modern office with new equipment,
• Panoramic view of Vitosha mountain,
• PlayStation, Billiard, Relax zone and Gym,
• Parking space/public transport card,
• Free drinks and snacks.

Community benefits:

• Teambuilding activities,
• Corporate parties,
• Football club,
• Speakers' club,
• Free admission to corporate external events,
• Possibility of joining conferences and professional fairs.

Professional training benefits:

• English language courses,
• Local language courses for foreign employees,
• Unlimited access to self-learning platforms,
• Certification opportunities,
• Mentorship Program.

Social benefits:

• Referral bonuses for specific roles,
• Paid leave upon special events.