Test Automation Engineer (m/f/d)

At TecAlliance, IT and automotive specialists collaborate to digitize the automotive spare parts market. We are not just witnessing the future of the market together - we are shaping it. More than 900 colleagues work tirelessly across 140 countries, and the numbers are growing. We are owned by 34 automotive companies such as Bosch, Continental, or ZF and take pride in connecting all data for them.

The process solution area is in a transition phase from manual to automatic testing. We are searching for an experienced and motivated professional to support us in ensuring quality while we journey towards high automation coverage in our interdisciplinary software development teams. You will be part of a small overarching enabler team together with the department’s Software Architect.

Main Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product owners and development teams to define and implement a comprehensive test automation strategy that aligns with our overall quality goals within the process solution area.
• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites, leveraging and enhancing existing frameworks and tools. Prioritize assisting teams in developing their own tests where appropriate, rather than solely owning the test suite.
• Integrate test executions into our CI/CD pipelines, educating and guiding teams on utilizing these integrations effectively.
• Be a catalyst for change by driving the adoption of automated testing, fostering a proactive shift-left mindset, and actively coaching and mentoring agile teams on test automation best practices.

Requirements:

• Profound experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation within an agile product development environment, with a demonstrated ability to influence and guide others.
• Motivation to encourage and accompany change; experience in change management is a strong plus.
• Proven experience in mentoring, coaching, or training individuals or teams on technical topics.
• Structured, analytical work attitude, out-of-the-box thinking, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and leadership skills – you excel at bringing people together, building consensus, and driving positive change, you bring people together to achieve a joined goal.
• Strong command of the English language. Any additional language is a plus.

Our tech stack is big so the more you bring to the table, the better:

• Experience with Cloud and Serverless technologies (AWS, Azure)
• Proficiency with test automation frameworks and methodologies (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber)
• Proficiency in API testing
• Proficiency with tools like Postman, SoapUI, Fiddler
• SQL server knowledge
• Experience with XML related technologies (XML, XSD, XSLT)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and pipelines (Azure DevOps)
• Unit test and code coverage experience welcomed
• Proficiency in C# and TypeScript

Benefits

💯 Remote* or hybrid: we work 80-100% remotely; however, we have regular on-site team events.

🚀 Structured Onboarding: you receive an individual onboarding plan, have multiple onboarding days in the beginning, and a wealth of e-learning, training, and documentation besides your team at your disposal.

👩‍💻 Set-up: for this we will provide you with a tailored tech set-up (Dell devices, the standard remote package includes a notebook, 2monitors, headset, mobile phone, mouse + keyboard, docking station).

⚖️ Balance job & life: Flexible working hours: you decide where and when you work.

🎯 Our leadership style is based on results, not the process. Or in other words, we practice extreme ownership.

Culture:

❤️‍🔥 Kununu Top Company 2023: we're proud to state that our score currently sits at 4,2/5 score with an 85%+ recommendation rate.

🧬 We value ownership, cooperation, entrepreneurial thinking & and self-reflection in order to communicate effectively as ONE team.

🎟️ Team culture is Key! We have fun at work and beyond: There is always something to celebrate and regular team events.

🦄 Come as you are - do you prefer T-shirts over a shirt? Great.

✨ Your contribution matters: shape our value-driven culture and agile transformation together with your colleagues – we're curious, want to go one step further, build further trust together, and join forces to tackle our challenges as a team.

* Please note

- that TecAlliance can only consider candidates for employment who are legally authorized to work in a country listed in the job posting, where we have an established legal entity and payroll system. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to hire candidates who require relocation, visa support, or are located outside of that country. Of course you can apply, if you hold a work permit and are willing to / or already moved to the country. Thank you for your understanding.

- that it is not possible to work outside of the country you are applying for. Meaning that, if you apply e.g. for Spain, you must work from within Spain. It is not possible to work from abroad. You can work at any location within the borders of the listed country, unless the job posting specifies a certain City.