QA Automation Engineer

Who We Are 

Build. Scale. Sustain.  

PALO IT is a global technology consultancy that crafts tech as a force for good. We design, develop and scale digital and sustainable products and services to unlock value across the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.  

• We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (5 continents, 18 offices, +500 experts from +50 nationalities)
• We are robust and resilient (100% independent and 0 debt)
• We are entrepreneurs and passionate experts: We invest in what we believe genuinely and work as a collective intelligence
• We are positive, courageous, caring, doers and committed to excellence 

Your Role 

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will be integral in ensuring the quality of our products by defining and implementing testing strategies across the product development lifecycle. You will work closely with both the QA and DevOps teams to develop solutions that ensure both automated and manual testing efficiency.

• Strategy Development: Define and establish quality standards and testing strategies to ensure product reliability and performance.
• Team Leadership: Provide direction, mentoring, and coaching to the QA team, enhancing their skills in both automated and manual testing.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the DevOps team to optimize test solutions for different platforms.
• Quality Assurance: Oversee all QA activities, including test planning, execution, defect tracking, and root cause analysis.
• Optimization: Support capacity planning and performance optimization for testing activities.

Who You Are 

• Experience: Minimum 3 years in automated testing environments.
• Test Automation Expertise: Strong background in test automation, framework design, and development using tools like Selenium, Appium, or Cypress for front-end and JMeter, K6, or Rest-assured for back-end.
• Software Development: Solid understanding of software development lifecycle within agile methodologies.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java and experience with scripting for API testing in tools like Postman and version control with Git.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to perform complex SQL queries for database insights and log analysis in DevOps pipelines or tools like Datadog.
• Communication: Experience collaborating directly with technical leaders, project managers, and business analysts. Fluent in English (B2 level or higher).

Desirable Qualifications 

• Experience with Robot Framework, JavaScript, and Playwright.
• ISTQB Certification.
• Knowledge of performance testing and configuring cases in Taurus/Blazemeter.
• Ability to configure dashboards in Grafana or Kibana for displaying automated test results.

More About PALO IT 

We’re eager to adapt to change, learn from our experiences and move to meet our planet’s urgent needs. We are continuously taking action to: 

• Become a climate net-zero company  
• Deliver projects with a positive impact
• Train 100% of our workforce on impact   
• Achieve B Corp certification among all our offices across the globe   
• Continuously measure & improve employee happiness  

Our clients are amongst the world's most successful companies. We innovate with both established Fortune 1000s, SMEs and start-ups who aim to make an impact, become global leaders and address the world's most complex challenges. 

What We Offer 

• Stimulating working environments
• Unique career path
• International mobility  
• Internal R&D projects
• Knowledge sharing
• Personalized training
• Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship 

For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page.