Head of Software Automation & Testing at TalentintheCloud

A bit about the role:                                                           

You will be working in partnership with the Head of Software Engineering, the Chief Architect and the CIO. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing
and executing a strategy to automate all aspects of the software delivery lifecycle.

Your daily adventures include:

• Test-driven development, test automation, unit, integration, and performance testing
• IDE preparation; maintenance and synchronization of all non-production environments
• Preparation of test data including masking and environment insertion/extraction
• Designing and developing test automation plans and scripts for CI/CD and regression testing
• Maintaining libraries of automated test scripts and continuously evolving them
• Developing test automation principles and guidelines
• Collating and monitoring the defect management process
• Researching issues in software through testing
• Collaborating with QA Analysts and developers to develop solutions

What it takes to succeed:

• Experience with modern data technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, Snowflake), relational database systems (MySQL) and ability to work with large databases including open source (MongoDB, MariaDB, Athena etc)
• Experience with DevOps (inc DevSecOps) methodologies and CI/CD toolsets
• Proficient in a range of programming languages
• Cultivate a culture of testing and automation throughout the IT organization
• Experience in public and hybrid cloud environments, container deployments, open-source technologies