Test Automation Expert

Joining us as an Test Automation Expert, you’ll play a leading role in driving the testing team forward. It will be your responsibility to analyse business and technical documentation, create test artefacts and carry out testing across multiple phases of the lifecycle. You will work in a consultancy capacity across multiple projects, working closely with business and technical stakeholders to advise on best practice and to ensure excellent quality outcomes for the customer.

Just like us, you’ll be committed to continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to play a key role in an ambitious investment programme, improving our capabilities and learning new skills along the way.

Are we a phenomenal fit? We are looking for someone who..
- Is Optimistic - whether it’s sorting out a knotty problem or calming a stressed-out collaborator, can you look on the forward-thinking side?
- Is Original - we love to hear ideas on how we can be doing things differently so that we can all be more engaged and successful with our clients.
- Makes and takes Opportunities - are you the kind of person who will step up and volunteer to take something on, even if it’s outside of your comfort zone?
- Takes Ownership - for the team You use your strengths to help us grow together.
- Has an Open Mind - we favor constructive feedback given in a kind way and appreciate the same in return.

We’re looking for an experienced Test Automation Expert who has all round testing capabilities and has experience working in different project environments, within a large and complex organisation like ours. **The Test Automation Expert will be confidently able to**:

- Establish and maintain good relationships with internal and external partners to influence their activities and promote and enhance the organisation’s goals and reputation.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of delivery processes to ensure best value for money from a testing service
- Demonstrate the ability to adapt quickly to new tools and approaches.
- Use their experience to coach and mentor a team of individuals with mixed abilities and Automation knowledge to develop their skills and capabilities, increasing their contribution to improve the wider testing service
- Communicate with and coach when required the business customers and suppliers to ensure appropriate coverage of risks and to ensure compliance to IT standards.
- Great team working skills, the ability to respond positively to feedback and a good sense of humour
- Experience working in a dynamic and vibrant environment.
- At least 5 years’ experience using Automated Testing tools and in particular Selenium.
- Excellent analytics and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with code versioning tools such as GIT.
- A good understanding of different user requirement formats and the ability to analyse and create test conditions and acceptance criteria from them.
- Demonstrate experience of software testing planning and execution
- Knowledge of Performance testing tools and Strategies is an advantage.

**What you will get?**
- challenging position in a fast-growing Revenue Growth and Trade Promotion Management software company
- being part of a young and international team with strong ownership and a can-do mentality
- opportunity to actively contribute to the further growth of the organization
- an international multidisciplinary setting and close cooperation with the business
- flexible working with possibility of hybrid work (the company HQ is based in Bologna)
- We as a team have a passion for learning and growing to be the best version of ourselves.

Do you have strengths you can share? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We appreciate that everyone has different backgrounds and experience, so if you don’t meet all the criteria above, please don’t be deterred from applying. We could be just what you are looking for

Please note that this job description provides a general overview of the responsibilities and qualifications required. It is not an exhaustive list, but we believe it captures the essence of this exciting role.