Lead Software Engineer QA - Build Deployment - IFS Technology

The build and deployment team is the spider in the web team at IFS R&D. Team is working on facilitating that the whole solution is building together by owning and promoting the use of modern CIpipelines and automating delivery of various test environments. The team also has responsibility to help promote DevOps practices throughout the R&D organization.

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer QA to join our team  and drive qualityfirst engineering practices. This role focuses on test automation CI/CD integration and quality assurance for our core application pipelines. You will work closely with Developers DevOps engineers and SREs to ensure the quality of our software releases.

If you are passionate about modern test automation DevOps practices and improving software quality at scale we would love to hear from you!

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Enhance Test Automation
  • Design and maintain automated test suites to ensure fast and reliable feedback loops in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Drive initiatives to optimize automated test .
  • Collaborate with DevOps engineers to embed quality gates in CI/CD pipelines to prevent lowquality code deployments.
• Define & Implement Test Strategies
  • Guide a group of DevOps engineers to develop comprehensive test strategies for epics and major releases ensuring quality standards are maintained across all development phases.
  • Work with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate shiftleft testing practices for earlier defect detection.
• Guide & Support Development Teams in Testing Best Practices
  • Review and improve test coverage scope and quality assurance processes for all feature stories.
  • Guide developers on writing better test cases.
• Collaborate Across Teams to Drive a QualityFirst Culture
  • Partner with teams to enhance monitoring and observability of test failures in production.
  • Participate in incident postmortems to analyze defects and improve quality assurance processes.

Qualifications :

• 5 years of experience in software quality engineering & test automation.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines DevOps practices
• Handson experience with test automation frameworks (Cucumber)
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Preferably Python Java JavaScript)
• Experience with containerized environments (Docker Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (Azure).
• Excellent problemsolving skills and ability to work in a fastpaced DevOpsdriven environment.
• Should be a good communicator.
• Possessing multitasking skills and an innovative mindset.
• Natural desire to discover and learn new technologies & processes. Proactively taking initiative & responsibility. 
• Should be a strong team player & selfdriven. 
• Willingness to accept challenges and show a high level of enthusiasm. 
• A University degree or equivalent professional qualifications in software/system engineering is essential.

Additional Information :

Interviews and selections are being made continuously. If you are interested apply as soon as possible. 

As a step in our recruitment process all final candidates will undergo a background check to get us an understanding of our future employees.

We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.

We believe that coming together as a community in person is important to innovation connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and inoffice working (our own amazing spaces or those of our partners and customers) to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime