AQA Tech Lead

Job Description

• Define and drive the test automation strategy across the company
  Lead and mentor the AQA team, set priorities and ensure delivery quality
• Design and evolve the test automation architecture (API, UI, integration)
• Ensure stability, reliability, and scalability of the automation framework
  Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing
• Analyze failures, manage technical debt in test automation
• Collaborate closely with Development, DevOps, Product, and QA teams
• Participate in release planning, technical discussions, and estimations
• Maintain and improve test documentation and coverage

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in automated testing, including 1–2+ years in a Lead / Tech Lead role
• Deep knowledge of Kotlin or Java, strong understanding of OOP and clean code principles
• Proven experience building and maintaining test automation architecture (API, UI, integration)
• Strong API testing experience (Rest Assured, Ktor Framework)
• Hands-on experience with UI automation (Playwright, Selenide)
• Excellent knowledge of JUnit5 / TestNG and common testing patterns (Page Object, Factory, Builder, etc.)
• Solid experience with SQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB
• Understanding of Kafka and experience testing integrations
• Experience developing custom test frameworks and libraries
• Hands-on experience configuring and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Experience integrating and maintaining Allure reporting
• Strong experience in code review and establishing QA quality standards
• Ability to analyze test performance and eliminate bottlenecks
• Strong communication skills in Russian (day-to-day working language of the team)

Benefits

• 25 vacation days and 5 family days yearly
• Flexible start to the workday
• Support from a professional corporate coach and psychologist
• Regular internal and external activities, workshops, trips, and corporate events
• Access to our internal knowledge base, meetups, and team-building activities
• Ongoing training in new technologies and continuous professional development support