Lead QA Automation Engineer

Luxoft Poland; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable contract

LuxMed health

Life and travel insurance

MyBenefit program

Employee Assistance Program

Car rental

Job summary

Luxoft Poland is seeking a Technical Lead QA Engineer to own automation strategy for data platforms. You will design and maintain scalable test frameworks, automate data quality checks across ETL pipelines, and drive adoption across teams while collaborating with platform, infra, and ML engineers.

The role emphasizes shift-left quality, leadership, and mentoring, with hands-on engineering and strong SQL/Python test automation experience in data environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in QA automation.
• Python automation experience (3+ years).
• Proficient with Pytest (2+ years).
• Hands-on Git daily usage.
• Azure DevOps for API testing.
• SQL & Python for data validation in ETL.
• Databricks testing experience (2+ years).
• Experience with test automation tools for building, maintaining, scaling frameworks.
• Understanding of CI/CD processes and test integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated test frameworks (unit, integration, end-to-end).
• Lead efforts to promote the test automation framework across teams and drive stakeholder buy-in.
• Automate data quality checks for DWH, data lake, and BigData environments.
• Create reusable test tools packages for multiple projects.
• Automate API and backend testing (REST/gRPC).
• Run performance, scalability, and fault-tolerance tests.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with platform, infra, and ML engineers.

Skills

QA Automation

Python

Pytest

Git

Azure DevOps

SQL

Databricks

CI/CD

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Databricks

Job description

We are looking for a Technical Lead QA Engineer to play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our data platforms. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining test automation frameworks for our data pipelines, ETL processes, and backend systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment. As a key player in test automation, you will drive quality improvement initiatives, work closely with development teams, and contribute to a shift-left approach in our data operations. You'll be at the forefront of ensuring that our data infrastructure supports global investment strategy and mission.

• Design and maintain automated test frameworks (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Driving Change and Stakeholder Engagement: Lead efforts to introduce and promote the test automation framework across teams. Drive buy-in from stakeholders and developers by demonstrating the framework's value, providing clear communication, and ensuring alignment with team goals. Help stakeholders and developers embrace automation as an integral part of the software development lifecycle
• Automate data quality checks for platforms like Data Warehouses (DWH), Data lake, and BigData environments.
• Distribute Across Projects: Design the test tools as an individual package that can be reused in various projects, allowing multiple teams to benefit from a shared test automation solution.
• Automate API and backend testing (REST/gRPC)
• Run performance, scalability, and fault-tolerance tests
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate closely with platform, infra, and ML engineers

Mandatory Skills Description:

• Minimum 8 years in QA Automation
• Strong, practical experience with Python (3+ years):
  • Ability to write clean, maintainable automation code
  • Ability to manage and extend automation frameworks
  • Not just scripting — actual engineering level proficiency
• Strong, proven experience with Pytest (2+ years):
  • Fixtures, parametrization, markers
  • Test suite structuring
• Hands on experience with Git (daily usage):
  • Branching strategies, PR workflows, code reviews
• Hands on experience with Azure DevOps:
  • Ability to design and automate API tests
• Strong SQL and Python for test automation:
  • Data validation across ETL pipelines
• Experience with Databricks (2+ years):
  • Not just reading notebooks — actual testing experience
• Experience with test automation tools:
  • Building, maintaining, and scaling frameworks
• Understanding of CI/CD processes:
  • Ability to integrate tests into pipelines
• Familiarity with data warehouses & ETL testing
• Ability to own architecture & drive quality strategy
• Experience collaborating with developers
• Able to influence, challenge, and guide engineering teams
• QA leadership experience
• Leading initiatives, mentoring, driving standards
• Fast learner, adaptable to new tools & technologies

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• Experience in the BSFI domain
• Understanding of the Investment Data Domain
• Familiarity with ServiceNow
• Familiarity with Dynatrace or Datadog
• ISTQB or equivalent certification

Our Benefits:

• Stable employment based on an employment contract
• Copyright-based remuneration for Developers, resulting in a higher net salary
• LuxMed private health and dental care
• Life and travel insurance
• MyBenefit program (sports card, well-being initiatives, and more)
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, including psychological consultations, coaching sessions, and support in personal matters
• Car rental options

Learning & Development

• Access to the LuxTalent platform, offering webinars, training sessions, and certified courses
• Internal Mobility Program, enabling rotation between projects, locations, and accounts