Automation Test Lead

ALTEN Polska; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work equipment provided

Conference participation

Certification opportunities

Relocation opportunities

Great Place To Work

Access to professional certifications

Job summary

ALTEN Polska seeks a highly skilled Automation Test Lead with strong IAM expertise to drive test strategy, architecture, and governance for cloud-native identity workloads. You will lead automated test development in Python/Pytest and integrate tests into GitHub CI/CD pipelines, working across SIT/OAT/UAT and enterprise-grade environments.

You will collaborate with Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering to ensure robust identity orchestration, data ingestion, and event-driven

Qualifications

• Extensive IAM experience and testing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a test strategy covering deterministic and non-deterministic AI behaviours.

Skills

IAM expertise

Python & Pytest

Automation leadership

CI/CD & GitHub

Cloud testing (GCP)

JIRA & Zephyr

RBAC/ABAC

Contract testing

Data ingestion formats

Tools

JIRA

Zephyr

GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Pub/Sub

Kafka

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

We are part of the ALTEN Group – a leading European provider of engineering and technology consulting servics.

Join ALTEN Polska and let’s grow together!

We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Test Lead with strong expertise in Identity and Access management (IAM), skilled in identity orchestration, API testing, data ingestion and transformation, and event-driven (Pub/Sub) architectures.

This role focuses on testing secure, scalable workload identities and access workflows across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with custom APIs, Pub/Sub pipelines, and cloud-native applications.

Using an automation first approach, you will collaborate closely with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering teams to thoroughly test robust IAM, identity lifecycle workflows, and secure service integrations that support enterprise-level cloud and Identity operations.

Test Architecture, Strategy and Governance (Hands-on + Strategic)

• Define and maintain an overall test strategy that describes the approach, environment, scope, risks, and required resources.
• Establish test strategies that cover deterministic and non-deterministic AI behaviours
• Define and maintain test entry and exit criteria.
• Perform test case reviews/QA to ensure coverage and traceability to requirements/design.
• Establish automation testing standards, best practices, and governance frameworks across the organisation.
• Liaise with business areas and technical leads on scenario definition across SIT/OAT/UAT and the wider testing lifecycle, as required.
• Generate regulatory evidence as needed.

Automation Engineering and CI/CD

• Plan, develop, execute, maintain, and continuously improve automated test frameworks and automated test scripts for IAM applications.
• Build automation frameworks that integrate AI capabilities for test generation, analysis, failure triage, self-healing, and intelligent reporting (supporting capability).
• Validate AI workflows, orchestration engines, and event-driven systems (Pub/Sub, queues, etc.).
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines to run automated tests, generate reports, and notify teams of test results.
• Test and validate functions and decision logic defined “as code”, including policy-as-code.
• Generate synthetic and anonymised test data.

Test Delivery, Defects and Stakeholder Management

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, test data, test scenarios, and associated testing documentation aligned to requirements and technical specifications.
• Report and track defects and issues by writing (or automating) clear and thorough bug reports; attend triage meetings and verify fixes.
• Identify process and application issues and provide suggestions for improvement.
• Communicate progress regularly to senior stakeholders and programme leads, tailoring the level of detail to the audience.

Technical Leadership (Non-line management)

• Provide technical leadership by leading and mentoring engineers within the team.
• Collaborate effectively within the wider test team.
• Ability to continuously learn and adapt to new technologies/tools (e.g., AI tools and agentic AI).
• Deliver within an Agile methodology.

Required experience & skills

• Extensive experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Strong backend automation experience using Python and Pytest, with 5+ years leading automation projects.
• Proven experience testing functions and decision logic defined “as code”, including policy-as-code.
• Experience validating event-driven platforms (Pub/Sub, queues, Kafka, etc.) and batch processing.
• Experience with identity warehousing and protocols/formats for data ingestion including SCIM, REST API, LDAP, OIDC, and CSV.
• Experience with policy-based testing (RBAC / ABAC / ReBAC / PBAC).
• Experience in consumer-driven contract testing.
• Experience in risk-based test prioritisation.
• DevOps & CI/CD integration experience, including integrating automation tests into GitHub and CI/CD pipelines and implementing shift-left testing practices.
• Strong experience in cloud testing approaches and methodology, especially GCP; additional exposure to AWS, Azure, Entra, Ali Cloud, and systems such as ServiceNow, AD, and ADLDS.
• Extensive experience using JIRA and Zephyr (mandatory).
• Experience executing defined test plans including coordination, tracking, and reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven stakeholder engagement at all levels.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineers (technical leadership).

We offer

• A full-time contract (B2B also possible)
• All necessary work equipment is provided by us (computer, monitor etc)
• Participation in company many conferences, trainings, workshops, integration meetings, etc.
• Certification and training opportunities
• Opportunity to relocate and work in different ALTEN Polska branches
• After completion of the project, opportunity to engage in a subsequent one within the company.
• Work in company with #GreatPlaceToWork Certificate\
• Access to professional certifications with our technology partners (e.g. Google, ISTQB)