Lead Software Test Automation Engineer

Paramount Tech in Warsaw plays a crucial role in Paramount`s global engineering organization. We build highly efficient, advanced systems which are used by millions of users all over the world. Currently, we are looking for a rock solid Lead Software Test Automation Engineer . We need someone with at least five years of experience in designing approaches and participating in implementation of solutions to improve software from day one of the development lifecycle

Job ID: LSTE
Location: Warsaw
Job type: Full time, regular

Responsibilities:

  • Providing technical quality leadership and guidance to the projects and resources that are assigned by implementing testing best practices
  • Working on product/project teams developing test plans, test cases and test execution
  • Partnering with software engineering to design and develop tools and to assist in continuous development initiatives
  • Working alongside and mentoring other test engineers to continuously improve process and provide input into our internal training bootcamps
  • Contributing to and helping maintain the testing framework for various types of testing (functional, load/performance, security) on multiple platforms (web, iOS/Android, emerging platforms)
  • Operating in an agile software delivery methodology focused on testing new features within an iteration and providing near immediate feedback to engineers through test automation
  • Performing exploratory testing where necessary in addition to regression testing

Your profile:

  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience plus a Master?s degree in Computer Science (or related field) or equivalent professional experience combined with a Bachelor's degree
  • Strong knowledge of software quality practices and ability to learn & adopt emerging concepts
  • Strong object oriented programming background and a passion for scalability, reliability and reusable code
  • Experience with Java/Scala and some other common language (e.g. PHP, Javascript)
  • Experience with Unix/Linux
  • Experience with some of the test tools (Selenium, Webdriver, Junit, TestNG, ScalaTest, Appium, Android UiAutomator, iOS UiAutomation)
  • Proficiency with continuous development tools and build tools (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo)
  • Experience with some performance testing tools (jMeter, LoadRunner, etc.)
  • Knowledge of proxy tools (Charles, Fiddler, Httpwatch)
  • Technical/working knowledge of software development and information technology concepts, local and wide area networks, content delivery networks, understanding on caching strategies and technical architecture skills
  • Very good English language skills (verbal and written)

Nice to have:

  • TDD and BDD experience
  • Experience with version control systems (svn, git)
  • Experience with Agile testing methodologies

We offer:

  • Challenging projects targeting large international communities, using modern development and deployment technologies
  • An Agile and growing team of software engineers creating products accessible everywhere
  • Great benefits package: private health care, fitness card, and lots of team building events
  • Competitive salary tailored to your skills and experience and plenty of opportunities for personal and career development
  • Brand new office located in the strict city center (2 mins walk from Metro Politechnika) with cool fun zones
  • Last, but not least, we do great stuff for the global brands, such as Comedy Central, MTV, CBS, Nickelodeon, Showtime and Paramount!