Senior QA Automation Engineer

Board Intelligence; Ebene; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A technology and advisory firm in Italy is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead quality initiatives and improve testing practices. This role offers autonomy and the chance to drive QA strategy within a collaborative product council. Candidates should have 8-10 years of experience and expertise in test automation frameworks. The firm values talent that contributes to a supportive and thriving culture.

Servizi

Supportive company culture

Diverse and friendly team

Social events and learning opportunities

Competenze

• 8-10 years of QA experience with a senior role.
• Proven experience architecting automation frameworks.
• Strong hands-on experience with end-to-end automation.

Mansioni

• Lead initiatives to improve automation frameworks.
• Write high-quality automated tests.
• Build strong relationships with product teams.

Conoscenze

Test automation expertise

End-to-end automation frameworks

Stakeholder management

Critical thinking

Mentoring QA engineers

Strumenti

TypeScript/Cypress

Java/Appium

Selenium

Descrizione del lavoro

Board Intelligence is a technology and advisory firm that supercharges boards with the science of board effectiveness. We build better businesses and benefit society.

Through a suite of AI-powered software tools, evaluation frameworks, and advisory services that distil twenty years of boardroom experience, we improve the efficiency of board processes and the effectiveness of boards.

We work with over 80,000 leaders and 3,000 organisations across the world, with clients across the Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and OMX 30. In 2024 we received substantial backing from K1 Investment Management – the leading B2B Enterprise SaaS investors. We are at the beginning of significant growth, and we’re looking for superb talent to join us on this journey.

As we grow, we’re fiercely protective of our culture and values. Many of us, including our founders, have families and other priorities, so we know the value of a supportive company.

The team is diverse and friendly. We value fun: most days you’ll find a social event or learning opportunity to get involved with, including company socials, away days, and philanthropic activities.

Our Mission

We unleash the potential of organisations through the science of board effectiveness, building better businesses and benefiting society.

The Role

Board Intelligence are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our growing team of automation engineers and take a leadership role in driving quality excellence across Board Intelligence. You'll be embedded within a product council as the quality expert, whilst also playing a crucial role in mentoring our team, shaping QA strategy, and continuously improving our testing practices and frameworks.

This is a senior individual contributor role where you'll have significant influence and autonomy. You'll be the custodian of quality for your product council, working closely with cross-functional teams from feature conception through to delivery. Beyond your council, you'll be a driving force for quality improvements across the entire QA function championing better processes, evolving our automation frameworks, and helping establish best practices.

Main Responsibilities

Quality Leadership & Strategy

• Partner with QA Leadership to help shape QA strategy, standards, and direction

• Lead initiatives to improve our TypeScript/Cypress (Web App) and Java/Appium (Mobile) automation frameworks

• Identify and drive adoption of new testing approaches, tools, and methodologies

• Establish and evolve testing standards across the QA team

• Mentor QA engineers, helping them grow their technical and strategic skills

• Champion continuous improvement by consistently identifying better ways of working

Testing & Automation

• Write high-quality automated tests using our TypeScript/Cypress (web) and Java/Appium (mobile) frameworks, contributing new tests regularly

• Architect and implement improvements to our existing test frameworks

• Maintain and enhance test suite reliability and effectiveness

• Debug, monitor, and resolve automation pipeline failures

• Perform manual testing: ticket verification, test case management, and regression testing

• Lead by example in testing practices, demonstrating what excellence looks like

Embedded QA Within Your Product Council

• Act as the sole QA representative within your assigned product council for typically a year-long engagement

• Build strong relationships and credibility with developers, product managers, and stakeholders

• Participate in refinement sessions from the earliest stages, influencing quality from the start

• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate quality status clearly and confidently

• Handle multiple concurrent workstreams effectively within your council
  

Experience & Skills

• 8-10 years of QA experience with previous experience in a senior QA/SDET role

• Expertise in test automation with proven experience architecting or significantly improving test frameworks

• Strong hands-on experience with end-to-end automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, WebDriver, Appium)

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and drive them to completion

• Experience mentoring and upskilling other QA engineers

• Track record of establishing testing standards and best practices within teams

• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence and advise at all levels

• Proven ability to work autonomously and take ownership of complex quality challenges

• Experience working in Agile environments embedded within product teams

• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Highly Desirable

• Experience with TypeScript/Cypress or Java/Appium specifically

• API and contract testing experience

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Experience with performance and load testing

• Mobile app testing expertise

• Understanding of test architecture and design patterns

Our Tech Stack

• Automation frameworks: TypeScript with Cypress (web portal), Java with Appium (mobile apps)

• Product stack: Ruby on Rails backend, React frontend, some Clojure services

• Infrastructure: Kubernetes across cloud and on-premises datacentres