Lead Automation QA Engineer

Overview N-iX is looking for a Lead Automation QA Engineer to join our team. Our client handles a desktop & web-based graphical application that allows you to create beautiful timelines Gantt charts and roadmaps in your browser and export them as PowerPoint slides Responsibilities * Design and implement robust validation linting and QA workflows to ensure the syntactic correctness, logic integrity, and coverage quality of detection rules before they are delivered to customer systems * Assist the development team in creating and managing data required for testing and validating user stories and bugs * Review and analyze automated test cases and results to identify gaps and areas for improvement * Perform manual exploratory testing of front-end functionality after deployments in the production environment * Develop and implement non-functional testing strategies such as performance and security testing with the development team * Document and update QA processes, test plans, and

product quality strategies to ensure alignment across the team * Review business requirements to write test cases and test plans; identify and document all levels of testing including functional, integration, user acceptance, and exploratory * Build and execute automated test cases Requirements * 5 years of professional experience in software testing with a strong focus on test automation * Experience in C# or C-based language * Hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks with the ability to independently utilize and extend existing frameworks * Experience with CI / CD pipelines (Azure DevOps GitHub Actions) and test integration into release workflows * Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes * Strong understanding of maintainable test automation architecture * Hands-on experience on desktop automation * Experience in VSTO * Proficiency in creating test cases in BDD / TDD (Behavior-Driven Development / Test-Driven Development) language (e.g. Gherkin) * Experience with test automation tools and frameworks for integration and E2E testing (both back-end and front-end) * Knowledge of non-functional testing strategies (e.g. performance, security) * Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI / CD pipelines * Strong ability to analyze and debug issues in collaboration with development teams * Ability to identify root causes of defects and implement preventative measures * Strong communication skills to support PO in defining acceptance criteria for user stories * Experience with manual exploratory testing for scenarios not covered by automation * Knowledge of smoke / sanity testing processes in production environments * Ability to monitor quality metrics and regression pipeline results * Proficiency in reporting automated test statuses and incidents to the team * Skilled in maintaining documentation around quality assurance processes and lead quality for the product * Ability to align testing strategy with the teams delivery goals * Upper-Intermediate English level We offer * Flexible working format - remote, office-based, or flexible * A competitive salary and good compensation package * Personalized career growth * Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence and more) * Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing * Education reimbursement * Memorable anniversary presents * Corporate events and team buildings * Other location-specific benefits * Not applicable for freelancers Key Skills Change Management, Corporate Communications, Apache Commons, Compensation, Civil Quality Control Employment Type : Full Time Experience : years Vacancy : 1 #J-18808-Ljbffr