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.
We are looking for a skilled Senior QA Automation Engineer with experience on building and maintaining test automation frameworks for our Corporate Sustainability web applications.
Responsibilities:
- Assess and improve existing test automation frameworks
- Design, implement and maintain valuable automation tests to reduce manual regression test efforts
- Mentor QA team to enable self-sufficient automation practices
- Find the right balance of UI End-To-End tests and non-UI (API, intergration, unit) tests
- Evaluate potential of AI augmented test automation
Profile:
- 5+ years of experience as a QA Automation Engineer, with deep familiarity across agile development cycles
- Experience with Playwright libraries, Robot framework or (to a lesser extend) Katalon Studio
- Strong debugging and other problem solving skills
- Well-versed in current trends and innovations in the test automation space
- CI/CD Integration: Experience integrating automated tests into pipelines using tools.
- Demonstrates a quality mindset
- Communicates clearly and empathetically
- Able to zoom in on the smallest issues while keeping sight of the broader system
- Fluent in spoken and written English
Nice to have:
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python
- Experience with performance testing, for example with jmeter
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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