QA Automation Python - Team Lead

XM; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration package

International training opportunities

Continuous professional development

Job summary

XM is seeking an AQA Python Team Lead to guide a QA department, lead automation initiatives, and drive high-quality software delivery across the SDLC. The role requires hands-on QA leadership, strong Python automation skills, and collaboration with Dev, DevOps, and product teams.

You will design scalable automation frameworks, review test plans, and promote best practices in code quality and testing coverage. Excellent English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Act as the AQA Python Team Lead for a QA team with focus on shift-left automation.
• Collaborate with Development to deliver high quality software.
• Design and develop the test automation framework, implement libraries, and run auto-tests.
• Contribute to test plans, strategies, and automated script code.
• Ensure best practices in code quality, test coverage, and CI/CD integration.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to improve testability and quality.
• Work with DevOps and product teams across the SDLC for alignment.
• Identify training needs and promote knowledge sharing within the QA team.

Skills

QA Leadership

Python Test Automation

API Testing

SDLC & Agile

Mentoring

English Communication

Test Strategy

Automation Frameworks

Education

BSc/MSc in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Docker

AWS

Kubernetes

WireMock

MockServer

K6

Git

Jenkins

Job description

As part of our ongoing growth, we are looking to hire a AQA Python Team Lead to join our dynamic QA department. This position is an excellent opportunity for an experienced QA Automation professional who has also demonstrated strong leadership capabilities.

In this role, you will act as a technical and operational bridge between the QA Team Lead and the QA Engineers. You will provide technical direction, support and suggest automation initiatives and tools that will help and guide the team toward delivering high-quality.

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Act as the AQA Python Team Lead for a QA team (MQA and AQA) with focus on shift-left automation.
• Collaborate with Development team to deliver high quality software.
• Design and develop the test automation framework, implement required libraries, and conduct auto-tests.
• Collaborate with the QA Management team to define Drive the design and development of scalable and maintainable automation frameworks.
• Review and contribute to test plans, test strategies, and code for automated test scripts.
• Ensure best practices are followed in code quality, test coverage, and CI/CD integration.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to improve overall testability and product quality.
• Work closely with development, DevOps, and product teams to ensure alignment across all phases of the SDLC.
• Identify training needs and promote knowledge sharing across the QA team.

Main requirements:

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in QA.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a QA leadership role, with at least 5 direct reports.
• Strong hands‑on experience in test automation using Python with test frameworks, API testing, and tools like Kafka, Docker, AWS.
• Proven experience in building or contributing to robust test automation frameworks.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, SDLC, and Agile practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of containerization using Docker.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, preferably on AWS EKS (Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service).
• Hands‑on experience with mocking frameworks such as WireMock, or MockServer.
• Experience with performance testing using K6 (writing custom scripts, running load tests, analyzing performance metrics).
• Proficient in version control tools like Git.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and organizational skills.
• Very good written and verbal English skills.

The following will be considered an advantage:

• Background in the Finance/Forex domain.
• Familiarity with tools like Grafana, web sockets testing, or asynchronous programming.
• Experience testing Spring Boot applications, including integration testing with MockMvc and unit testing with Mockito or similar.

Benefit from:

• Attractive remuneration package.
• Intellectually stimulating work environment.
• Continuous personal development and international training opportunities.

The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You

• Show Your Skills – Online Technical Challenge
• Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition
• Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team
• Final Connection – Final Interview

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality!