Lead Automation Java or JS QA Engineer

N-iX is looking for talented and proactive Lead Automation QA Engineer to join our team! Our customer is the European online car market with over 30 million monthly users, with a market presence in 18 countries. As a Lead QA Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of online car markets and enhancing the user experience for millions of car buyers and sellers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of QA Engineers.
• Mentor a team of developers to ensure they are using best practices of QA approaches.
• Develop and implement QA strategies and processes.
• Identify and manage risks.
• Review and analyse requirements and technical documents, providing timely feedback.
• Prioritise and plan testing activities.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Participate in feature planning and provide suggestions on testing strategy.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders to deliver high-quality projects.
• Take initiative in problem-solving.
• Communicate proactively and seek clarification when needed.

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of commercial experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer.
• 2+ years of experience leading and mentoring a team of QA Engineers.
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Strong at REST and GraphQL API testing (Postman, Swagger).
• Experience in Mobile testing (Android, iOS).
• Experience in Automation testing, preferably in JavaScript or Java
• Experience using bug-tracking tools such as Jira and/or similar bug-tracking tools.
• Gathering and helping to define acceptance criteria in collaboration with product owners.
• Test case creation from user stories utilising a variety of techniques.
• Test data creation and maintenance.
• Defect triage and Management.
• Knowledge of submission workflows for mobile applications (Apple/Google Play) is a plus.
• Upper-Intermediate level of English.