Test Automation Engineer

For our location in Darmstadt we are looking for a motivated Test Automation Engineer for 40 hours per week to start immediately or as soon as possible.

Tasks

• You ensure that the Hornetsecurity products meet the high-quality expectations of our customers through test automation.
• You help us reduce the workload of our manual QA team by automating tests wherever possible.
• You provide your experience for decisions about the test automation tools that are used by us.
• You work closely with the software engineers, team lead and product owner to define the test cases required to ensure they match our customers quality expectations.
• You will become part of one of our development teams and also be embedded in the wider community of our test automation engineers to exchange knowledge and expertise.
• You contribute to Agile SCRUM meetings, estimates, documentation, retrospectives, and other parts of the
  software development lifecycle.
• You drive the implementation of testable architecture for developed applications, and you keep abreast with new techniques and frameworks and propose solutions to improve our testing cycle.

Requirements

• You have a bachelor s degree or higher in computer science, information technology, software engineering or a related field.
• You have at least 3 years of professional experience in the Quality Assurance/Test Automation area.
• You have solid experience in multiple test tools for e.g. API testing, front-end testing, load & performance testing, etc. for Python, Java, Java Script - e.g. Cypress, Cucumber, Gherkin.
• Ideally you have experience in embedding automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• You have at least a basic understanding of computer networks and Email protocols.
• You have experience with concepts like TDD and BDD as well as bug tracking and collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, YouTrack, Confluence).
• You have knowledge of version control systems (preferably git).
• You have experience in implementing tool strategies, test automation frameworks and reusable components across multiple platforms or technologies.
• You love mentoring others, especially software engineers in the topics of test automation and designing code and software architecture for testability.
• You have a good level of written and spoken English.
• Experience as a Developer will be a plus.

Benefits

• Free space for innovation and independent action in a fast growing international company with a promising future.
• Short decision paths and flat hierarchies in an open work atmosphere.
• Personal and professional development opportunities.
• Temporary Employee Exchange Program - we support you to work at our global office locations and explore the world
  (e.g. Malta, Madrid, Montr al, Washington).
• Home-Office Option and flexible, trust based working time.
• No dress code you can come to work as you like.
• Delicious coffee, tea, soft drinks and fresh fruits every day for free.
• Free Book Policy we will order your reference books.
• Team events like Laser Tag, Escape Room or Get Together at our legendary beer truck let yourself be surprised.
• Be-Active Bonus - we ll keep you healthy with an allowance to your membership in fitness and sports clubs.
• Unlimited contracts we re looking for hornets to grow long term with us.
• Office Dogs are welcome - you don t have to leave your dog alone at home!

Do you want to help shape the growth and success of the Hornetsecurity Group?

Then apply now with your CV in English and tell us your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectation.