Senior Automation Engineer (DevOps)

To be successful as a Senior Automation Engineer (DevOps) you should have experience with:

• Strategic Consulting: Engage early in project lifecycles to define tailored testing strategies, identify risks, and embed quality from the start.

• Automation Leadership: Replace manual testing with automated solutions that are integrated into CI/CD pipelines, enabling one-click test execution and deployment.

• Technical Execution: Independently pick up and deliver tasks across a variety of tech stacks and cloud environments, adapting to the needs of each project.

• Containerization & DevOps: Design, build, and maintain containerized test environments using Docker or similar tools; contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices.

• Testing Expertise: Apply deep knowledge across all testing levels—unit, component, integration, regression, and end-to-end—to ensure comprehensive coverage.

• Enablement & Coaching: Empower development teams with testing best practices, reusable frameworks, and self-service capabilities.

• Innovation & Tooling: Research and implement modern testing tools, predictive analytics, and AI-driven testing approaches to continuously improve quality and speed.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Proven experience in test automation and CI/CD pipeline integration, with a focus on enabling one-click deployments

• Hands-on experience with containerization (e.g., Docker),Kubernetes, Python, shell scripting and working in cloud environments

• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies across all levels: unit, component, integration, regression, and end-to-end

• Prior experience as a software developer, with working knowledge of:

• Git/GitLab and version control workflows

• Agile methodologies and team collaboration practices

• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Understanding of developer needs and how testing integrates into the development process

• Ability to simplify complex workflows and replace them with scalable, automated solutions

• Self-starter with the ability to independently execute tasks and switch between technologies as needed.