Job Description
As a Test Automation Lead & Architect, you will design and implement scalable automation frameworks, drive automation strategies, and lead teams to deliver high-quality solutions. You’ll work closely with clients to perform assessments, define roadmaps and strategies, implement and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, and ensure continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Define and implement test automation strategies and frameworks.
* Lead and mentor other QA professionals, ensuring best practices and quality standards.
* Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
* Conduct tool evaluations, POCs, and drive innovation in automation solutions.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to align automation initiatives with business goals.
* Working hands‑on in test automation activities and lead a test automation team/project.
* Lead and implement structured test automation on API, UI and database level achieving the right test coverage, both in a hands‑on way and at organizing level, understanding the testing pyramid and implementing it in a phased way into an organization.
Qualifications
* You have proven experience in test automation architecture/management, approximately a minimum of 8‑10 years.
* You speak Dutch and English and live in Belgium.
* You have broad tool expertise in tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, BDD/Cucumber, Tosca, Leapwork, RobotFramework, Jira, Xray, ALM QC, qTest, and others.
* You have the ability to lead teams and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
* You have hands‑on experience in different test automation solutions/frameworks, evaluating usage/fitness for a specific client environment, integrating test automation solutions with ALM tooling, performing POCs and assessments on test automation, and more.
* You have strong test knowledge (ISTQB, TMap, automation pyramid, regression testing, smoke testing, etc.) and understand how to define a qualitative regression test strategy that provides adequate test coverage. Additionally, you have knowledge of test environment, test data management, test design techniques and the preparation of test conditions and test data.
* You have strong communication and presentation skills with a commercial attitude. You are an independent worker with a team‑player mindset, proactive, innovative, detail‑oriented and eager to never stop learning.
Benefits
* Flexibility with 70% home‑office and a hybrid working model.
* Flex abroad program allowing up to 45 days abroad.
* Net expenses.
* Company car or mobility budget.
* Health insurance.
* Meal vouchers.
* Pension plan.
* Eco vouchers from €250/year.
* Flex plan for extra days off, insurance updates and home‑office supplies.
* 32 vacation days.
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