Senior Test Automation Developer

ICEYE; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is seeking a Senior Test Automation Developer in Espoo to own automation across release environments, test coverage, and tooling. You’ll partner with Release Engineering to reduce toil and accelerate shipping while keeping production-like environments reliable.

You’ll design and maintain automated tests and frameworks, mentor teams on testing practices, and continuously sharpen strategies based on feedback. Hybrid work model combines office collaboration with focused remote work.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of hands-on experience in test automation.
• Strong production-quality coding ability in Python/Java/C++
• Track record of owning test strategy across component, integration, and system levels
• Hands-on experience making production-like test environments reliable through automation
• Bias to action: automate manual/fragile work quickly, not waiting for perfect processes

Responsibilities

• Define test goals, scope, and strategies across component, integration, and system levels
• Own reliability of release-critical environments and satellite test assets through automation
• Design, write, and maintain automated and manual tests and test frameworks
• Explore, validate, and challenge system behaviour in release-critical areas
• Guide engineering teams on what to test, why it matters, and how to test effectively
• Continuously sharpen test strategies based on defects and release feedback

Skills

Test automation

Python/Java/C++

Test strategy

Automation environments

Bias to action

Job description

Role highlights:

• Senior Test Automation Developer

• Location: Espoo, Finland

• Department: Release Engineering

• Reports to: Release Engineering Manager

• Employment type: Permanent

• Workplace model: Hybrid / Office

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)
  

Why this role matters:

Testing and environment reliability are often the hidden tax on engineering velocity - slow feedback, flaky environments, and manual processes that quietly drain team capacity. This role exists to systematically remove that toil. By bringing an automation-first mindset to everything from test coverage to environment management, this engineer keeps feedback fast, releases stable, and quality high. They don't just maintain the testing discipline - they elevate it, coaching teams and building the kind of automated foundations that let engineering move with confidence. The result is less time fighting fires, more time shipping.

Who We Are

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.

ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.

ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.

Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Your day-to-day responsibilities

• Dig into system behaviour, risks, and release goals to work out what genuinely needs testing - and what doesn't

• Define test goals, scope, and strategies across component, integration, and system levels

• Own the reliability of release-critical environments and satellite test assets, keeping them stable through automation

• Design, write, and maintain automated and manual tests, building test frameworks to production-code standards

• Get hands-on with the system - exploring, validating, and challenging behaviour in areas that matter most to releases

• Guide and enable engineering teams on what to test, why it matters, and how to do it well

• Continuously sharpen test strategies and automation based on real outcomes, defects, and release feedback

What we’re looking for

Must haves:

• Five or more years of recent hands-on experience in test automation, building and maintaining test frameworks

• Strong, production-quality coding ability in [primary language(s), e.g. Python / Java / C++]

• Track record of owning test strategy and deciding what to test across component, integration, and system levels

• Hands-on experience making complex, production-like test environments reliable through automation

• A bias to action: spots manual or fragile work and automates it fast, without waiting for perfect process

Nice to haves:

• Exposure to specialist testing types such as performance, security, or hardware / hardware-in-the-loop testing

• Experience mentoring engineers or acting as a technical lead on testing

• Experience with observability or self-service tooling for test environments

Application Process

• Recruiter Interview

• Hiring Manager Interview

• Technical Task

• Technical Interview

• Final Interview
  

Working at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.

How We Work (Our Values)

Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.

• Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the “why” behind decisions.

• See the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.

• Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.

• Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.

• Have fun: What we do matters—and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.
  

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.

We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us—we’ll do our best to help.