Lead Test Automation Specialist

In line with testing standards/procedures under guidance of management and within operating plan and allocated budget to lead plan and participate in qualification and acceptance testing activities of high complexity related to hardware and software components of SWIFT networks ensuring product quality. To act as a technical lead on qualification projects.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Test Automation Specialist to drive the advancement of our Observability Platform and this pivotal role you will design and implement a robust Quality Assurance (QA) framework from ground up to uphold the highest standards of software quality and performance. You will lead the development of automated testing solutions create comprehensive test cases and integrate them seamlessly into our CI/CD pipeline in collaboration with engineers. Your efforts will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality reliable software quickly while ensuring scalability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead QA Strategy and Vision: Define and implement a proactive QA and test automation strategy aligned with organizational goals. Work with stakeholders to drive a shared vision for quality across development stages enhancing software quality performance and test coverage.
• Design and Implement QA Framework: Lead the design and execution of a scalable maintainable QA framework from ground up covering functional and non-functional tests including test automation manual testing regression performance and release validation
• Automated Monitoring and Alerts: Implement real-time automated monitoring and alerting for test failures ensuring quick identification and resolution by the engineering team.
• Kafka & ELK Stack Testing: Conduct comprehensive testing of Kafka and ELK components with a focus on data ingestion indexing/query performance log analysis and integration with the ELK stack ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
• Promote Test Automation Tools: Advocate for and facilitate the adoption of advanced test automation tools within the team to improve efficiency and quality.
• CI/CD Integration: Collaborate with development teams to integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline for seamless deployment and testing.
• Test Planning & Execution: Design comprehensive test plans execute tests analyze results and provide detailed quality reports on applications.
• Test Automation Repository Management: Oversee the organization and maintenance of test automation code repositories using Git ensuring proper versioning and access control.
• Data Validation & Manipulation: Perform thorough data validation and manipulation for diverse test scenarios to ensure data integrity and accuracy across various testing environments.
• Mentorship & Best Practices: Mentor junior engineers in test automation practices driving continuous improvement and adoption of best practices in QA within the team.

What will make you successful

• 8 to 10 years of experience within a testing or development environment; 5 years of experience in testing; Advantage for experience in Kafka and ELK stack

• University degree in Computer Science software engineer or equivalent.

• Experience with Automation/DevOps tools (Git / BitBucket / RobotFramework / Cucumber / Cloudbees / Openshift / Ansible / Docker) for automating tests and managing DevOps pipelines.
• Experience with data ingestion technologies like Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana (ELK Stack) and Kafka for managing and analyzing large datasets.
• Proficiency in scripting language (e.g. Python PowerShell YAML) and automation tools with the ability to develop tools and infrastructure as code (Preferably Ansible Terraform Kubernetes OpenShift).
• Proficiency in both Windows and Linux OS
• Strong ability to develop metrics and generate data-driven reports to analyze testing performance and quality metrics
• Expertise in troubleshooting complex systems with the ability to analyze and resolve issues across a variety of technologies and environments.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems microservices architectures and API testing (REST/SOAP) ensuring smooth integration and performance of different services.
• Experience working within an Agile-driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a customer-centric mindset and ability to work effectively across diverse cultures.
• Proven ability to collaborate with both local and remote teams across different time zones.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident Management Problem Management and Continual Improvement) for managing issues and improving service delivery in a structured way.
• Knowledge of Swift products and messaging services (Alliance Access SwiftNet...) is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Atlassian products (Jira/Confluence/) is an advantage.
• Knowledge of ServiceNow) is an advantage.

What we offer

We give you a competitive package

We help you perform at your best

We help you make a difference

We give you the freedom to be yourself

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Dont meet every single requirement At Swift we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team so if you are excited about this role we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.