Automation Test Team Lead

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

We’re looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer with Leadership experience to help take our automated testing capabilities to the next level.

At Cloud WAF Test Engineers are Quality Ambassadors and not Gatekeepers.

Our Test Engineers engage in every phase of the software development life cycle, advocate for the customer and have the skills to implement effective test strategies and E2E automation

solutions.

Our Saas platform is moving fast and releasing to production every week. 

How? No Manual testing!! 100% automation testing!!

The ideal candidate must be familiar with test automation processes, methodologies and tools, and must have a track record of very high technical competence and individual accomplishments that include strong coding skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, develop and execute Java-based automation tests for functional, acceptance, system, performance and penetration testing of our real-time security product

• Collaborate with R&D, PM ,Security and analytics teams improve testing approach and execution for the cross-functional Scrum team

• Design and implement agile testing processes for efficient SDLC:

  • Adapt existing Continuous Integration infrastructure to a team’s practice

  • Write, maintain, and improve automation tests for frontend, backend, and API’s

  • Collaborate with team members to enable continuous testing and delivery

• Mentor junior test engineers in effective testing tools and strategies through informal training

Required Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering

• At least 10 years experience as a Test Automation engineer in a SaaS, Security, or Enterprise product space

• 4 year experience as a team lead for Automation teams

• Experience programming in Java

• In-depth knowledge of Web Applications HTTP, DNS, TLS, Network Protocols, and SaaS Environment 

• Experience with deployment cycle and tools like Jenkins, Gitlab,etc.

• Experience with Linux scripting and fundamentals

• Attention to details, Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems under tight deadlines. Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience executing security testing

• Experience executing load and performance testing (JMeter, Avalanche)

• Experience working with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with Penetration Test suites

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!