Tech Lead

Location: Noida Berger Tower, India

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

We’re looking for a Experienced Test Automation Engineer to help take our automated testing capabilities to the next level.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, design and execute manual tests as a step towards automation.

• Plan, design, develop and execute Java-based automation tests for functional, acceptance, system, performance and penetration testing

• Write maintain, and improve automation tests for frontend, backend, and API’s

• Demonstrate a high ability to deeply understand complex products, anticipate potential customer use cases, and design comprehensive tests to ensure these scenarios are thoroughly validated.

• Develop, extend, and maintain test automation frameworks such as TestNG, JUnit, or Cucumber, ensuring scalability and reusability

• Create test plans and perform manual testing

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features 

• Collaborate with team members to enable continuous testing and delivery

• Drive the adoption of continuous testing and delivery practices within the team, integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or Github action

• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to enhance your skills and contribute to the team’s success

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering

• At least 5 years experience as a Test Automation engineer

• At least 3 years experience programming in Java

• Deep understanding of test automation frameworks such as TestNG, JUnit, or Cucumber, and the ability to build and extend them

• Proven experience in designing and maintaining Selenium Grid for parallel test execution

• Experience in manual testing and building test plans

• Experience with deployment cycle and tools like Jenkins, Github action,etc.

• Experience working with DB, writing SQL queries, and/or NoSQL DBs

• Experience with Linux scripting and fundamentals

• Solid understanding of Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) - an advantage

• Attention to details, Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems under tight deadlines. Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills

• Highly self-motivated person, fast learner and independent

• “Can do” attitude with strong interpersonal and communication skills

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!