QA Automation & DevOps Engineer (m/f/x)

Lawo AG; Ottersdorf; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Home office days

Attractive salary with additional bene

Company pension scheme

Language courses and other training

Employee Events

E-Bike Leasing

Job summary

Lawo AG in Rastatt, Germany, is seeking a QA Automation & DevOps Engineer (m/f/x) to join our R&D team. You will design, execute and automate tests for hardware, firmware and software components used in mission-critical broadcast environments worldwide and contribute to containerized cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration with R&D, building test tools, and advancing QA processes, with a focus on performance, reliability, and automation across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related experience.
• Experience with automated QA and DevOps integration in broadcast tech is favorable.
• Knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure and containerization concepts.

Responsibilities

• Create test plans and test cases for automated execution and report results.
• Build and maintain test tools, environments, and systems for automated and hybrid tests.
• Collaborate with R&D from feature concept through product release and define acceptance criteria.
• Organize transitions from virtualized/bare-metal to cloud-ready containerized environments.
• Analyze customer issues and reproduce them efficiently, contributing to QA process improvements.

Skills

Automation testing

DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Scripting

ISTQB

Education

Engineering/CS degree

Tools

Gitea

Jira

Confluence

MS 365

Job description

Lawo, based in Rastatt, Germany, is an innovative, leading supplier of professional audio, video and control solutions to the world-wide broadcast market. We develop and manufacture our products in Germany and support them with a global Customer Support Team.

GROW WITH US! To strengthen our R&D team, we have an immediate opening for a QA Automation & DevOps Engineer (m/f/x)

As engineer for automated QA and DevOps integration, you will work at the intersection of Audio, Video, and Control R&D, ensuring that Lawo's professional broadcast solutions deliver highest reliability and performance. You will design, execute and automate tests for hardware, firmware and software components used in mission-critical broadcast environments worldwide. You will also contribute to the journey of these environments toward a containerized private or public cloud infrastructure.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create test plans and test cases for automated execution, monitor progress and create test reports and documentation
• Create and maintain test tools, test environments and test systems for automated and hybrid tests
• Collaborate closely with R&D from feature concept through product release
• Conduct integration, regression and system tests, define acceptance criteria
• Organize platform transitions from virtualized or baremetal environments to cloud-ready containerized environments
• Analyze customer‑reported issues and reproduce them efficiently
• Support continuous improvement of QA processes, tools and documentation

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or relevant experience
• Strong technical expertise with focus on broadcast applications, experience with Lawo products is a plus
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (docker, Kubernetes, Server Clustering, Redundancy Strategies, etc.)
• Experience with broadcast standards (ST2110, AES67, RAVENNA) is a strong plus
• Strong knowledge of script laguages for test control and configuration
• Strong knowledge of test methods, and R&D related tools (Gitea, Jira, Confluence, MS 365, etc.) and best practices, ISTQB certificate is a plus
• Operating system experience with MS Windows, MacOS and Linux (CLI)
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with peers and product and process stakeholders. English is required, German is a plus
• Analytic thinking and strong focus on effectivity and efficiency

OUR OFFER

• A highly motivated team and an international environment
• Flexible working hours and home office days
• Attractive salary with additional benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Language courses and other training opportunities
• Employee Events
• E-Bike Leasing