QA Automation Architect

**ABOUT US**

We are Alter Domus. Meaning “The Other House” in Latin, Alter Domus is proud to be home to 85% of the top 30 asset managers in the alternatives industry, and more than 5,000 professionals across 23 countries.

With a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in alternatives, we believe in being different. Invest yourself in the alternative, and join an organization where you progress on merit, where you can speak openly with whoever you are speaking to, and where you will be supported along whichever path you choose to take.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Participate in the Sprint Planning effort to automate test procedures and cases using approved software tools, following our internal QA Automation standards and best practices
- Coach/mentor a team of QA Automation engineers to be high-performing agile/Scrum team members.
- Participate in defining best practices and workflows to be implemented by the QA Automation team.
- Maintain and enhance the current test automation process to meet the departments’ goal of frequently and efficiently releasing high-quality software.
- Work with peer managers within the department to adopt best practices and tools and identify and implement scale initiatives.
- Review automation frameworks to ensure compliance with department standards and practices. Mentor other automation engineers in this practice. The priorities are accuracy, reliability, flexibility, usability (clarity of logged messages, etc.), and performance. This includes implementing new or refactoring existing Automated Test Cases, Automation Infrastructure, etc.
- Periodically review automated testing results to triage failures and determine the root cause to be eliminated.
- Submit to and participate in peer automation code reviews. Continually work to raise the standards of our team.
- Work with management and other senior automation engineers to identify, define, and establish procedures, standards, and best practices for automation software development.
- Contribute fresh, new ideas during automation developer meetings, demonstrating a commitment to ongoing learning.
- Design and develop automation frameworks from scratch using automation testing tools
- Design End-to-end automation development, including planning, development, optimization, and testing of complex workflows.
- Help to identify project risks and recommend actions to minimize risk.
- Involved in requirements review and participate in architecture/design reviews with an emphasis on test automation/performance strategy and ensuring best practices.
- Capture quality assurance data and metrics to provide insights and conclusions
- Estimate and perform risk analysis for quality delivery

**Requirements**:

- 7+ years of hands-on experience in automated testing and framework creation, with 2-3 years as a senior automation engineer/lead
- Able to create/architect entire frameworks from scratch required
- Able to lead investigation and resolution of automation problems within own discipline with mínimal oversight.
- Experience in advising team to identify automatable test cases at different layers (UI, Services, and Data layer tests). Ability to work with developers to build automation/performance-friendly code is highly desirable
- 5+ years of experience in Selenium Testing
- Experience with CI/CD platforms, focusing on technical artifact organization, integration testing, and scripted deployment
- Exceptional knowledge and skill with Python/C#/Java are essential. Alternate, relevant experience may be considered.
- Experience writing and fine-tuning SQL queries and investigating and deciphering existing schema. Microsoft SQL Server expertise is required.
- Experience with advanced debugging techniques, such as breakpoints, watches, attaching to remote processes, etc.
- Experience working with Azure DevOps is preferred.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Azure and experience of testing micro-services, containers, and dockers is a plus
- Ability to quickly and independently learn about new technologies, business and technical terms, and concepts is essential.
- Dedicated to continuous education by obtaining industry-related certifications and training.
- Ability to collaborate with multiple departments and teams, demonstrating high-quality interpersonal skills
- Excellent research, analytical, and organizational skills with an exceptional eye for detail.

Experience in testing financial services software is a big plus

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
We are committed to supporting your development, advancing your career, and providing benefits that matter to you.

Our industry-leading Alter Domus Academy offers six learning zones for every stage of your career, with resources tailored to your ambitions and resources from LinkedIn Learning.

Our global benefits also include:

- Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave
- Flexible arrangements, generous holidays, birthday leave
- Continuous mentor