Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.
Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.
We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.
Position Overview:
We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer with a strong focus on automation to join one of our cross-functional development squads.
This role is essential for ensuring the quality and functionality of our applications from concept to implementation and maintenance.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Playwright and Selenium, with an emphasis on Playwright, and will be a key player in both automated and manual testing processes.
Project Tech Stack:
Frontend: React + TypeScript, OpenAPI
Backend: Python, OpenAPI, Celery + RabbitMQ, Django + SQL Alchemy
QA Automation: Playwright + TypeScript, Selenium + Python
DB: PostgreSQL, Redis
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
Infrastructure: k8s+Terraform+Helm, Azure, Heroku, GCP
Key Responsibilities:
Automation Testing: Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts, with a focus on functionality testing using Playwright and Selenium. Evolve test automation framework (50% of the role).
Validation: Perform manual testing in new development and during regression tests (10% of the role).
Test Case Design: Design test cases and validate them manually as necessary to ensure comprehensive coverage and accuracy (10% of the role).
Collaboration: Work closely with developers, designers, and product managers to ensure alignment on testing strategies and outcomes.
Quality Assurance: Drive the quality and reliability of our applications by identifying and fixing issues early in the development process(30% of the role).
Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with emerging trends in testing technologies and share insights to drive innovation within the team.
Qualifications:
Experience: At least 5 years of experience in software testing, with a strong emphasis on test automation.
Technical Proficiency: Proficient in TypeScript and Python with Playwright and Selenium test automation workflows.
Communication Skills: Strong English communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate within cross-functional teams.
Problem-solving Skills: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
Methodologies: Experience with Agile development methodologies.
Flexibility: Ability to work remotely in a distributed team and occasionally participate in late meetings due to time zone differences
Bonus Qualifications:
Previous experience working as a software developer
Previous experience migrating from Selenium to Playwright
Previous experience optimizing test stabilization
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Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.
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What We Do
Sphera is the leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Process Safety, Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Transparency. For more than 30 years, we have served 8,500 customers and a million-plus users in 100 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. We help enterprises build sustainable businesses while keeping people and the planet safe. Our solutions provide critical visibility and alignment across safety, risk, and supply chains -- empowering organizations to create lasting, sustainable impact.
Our Mission:
To create a safer, more sustainable and productive world by advancing operational excellence. Sphera's many internal initiatives, such as its annual Mentoring Program, running for its sixth year in 2025, supports staff in feeling and achieving their best. The goal of the Mentoring Program is to help participants achieve career development, personal growth, and create opportunities to partner with others from across the organization.
Why Work With Us
At Sphera we are solving some of the most important challenges facing the world today. Our staff, some of the world’s leading safety and sustainability experts, are meeting this challenge. Sphera is a hybrid company, with Chicago team attending SpheraIn days.
We are always looking for talented people who want to make a difference.
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