Role & seniority
- Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Automation Lead
Stack/tools
- GUI test automation: Selenium (Java), WebdriverIO (JavaScript), Gherkin, Cucumber, Maven
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Gitlab CI; Docker, Kubernetes
- Programming/scripting: Java, JavaScript, Python, Shell, SQL
- Tools: Postman, ALM Octane; IntelliJ; Excel
- Environments: Windows/Linux, IIS, .NET, Weblogic, Apache/Tomcat; SQL Server, Oracle
- Monitoring/operational: basic deployment and test infra setup; Docker image creation
Top 3 responsibilities
- Define automation test strategy, manage test scope, plan rollout, budget/timeframe, and ROI; conduct POCs for feasibility
- Develop and maintain automated GUI test scripts; translate business scenarios to Gherkin; integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Lead test execution, analyze results, report risks, and provide Go/No-Go inputs; train colleagues and ensure knowledge transfer
Must-have skills
- 4+ years in Test Automation; strong GUI automation expertise
- Proficient in Selenium (Java) and WebdriverIO (JavaScript); Gherkin/Cucumber; Maven; Jenkins
- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD; ability to set up test infra
- SQL knowledge; Windows/Linux administration; ITIL-informed incident/change/release mindset
- English and French proficiency; strong communication and training capability
Nice-to-haves
- ALM Octane; Postman; JSON; Docker image creation for test environments; experience with 3 Amigos sessio

Full Description

The Test Centre (TCE) provides test services to the company in Nanterre, based on a well-defined, matured and proven test strategy and methodology. Its main activities are the development and maintenance of the automatized test. The TCE has been involved in test projects for the main areas of the company, “Savings” and “Protection”, performing tests design and execution in most used applications. Development, maintenance, and execution of the automatised test scripts. alongside training other colleagues

o Elaborate the automation test strategy and perform the test management;
o Plan the rollout of the automated test scripts; o Estimate the budget and timeframe of the test automation;
o Estimate return on investment;

o Collaborate with the business and technical teams to translate in Gherkin the test scenarios ensuring they reflect the business requirements;
o Ability to perform 3 amigos sessions;
o Develop and maintain automated test scripts for the GUI using Selenium (Java), WebdriverIO (JavaScript), Gherkin, Cucumber and Maven;
o Collaborate with the development teams to integrate the automatized tests within the existing continuous development pipelines (CI/CD) or create new pipelines using Jenkins/Gitlab CI;
o Setup and maintain the automatized tests infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes to ensure the portability and reproducibility of the test environments;
o Debug issues when running the test scripts;
o Maintain and evolve the automated test frameworks to improve the ROI striving for the tests quality and efficiency; o Analyse and document the test results;
o Provide the required information for the Go/No Go;
o Report any risk of non-commitment regarding delays or quality;
o Give feedback to direct hierarchy on the progress of the project.

o Train developers or junior automation testers to execute, develop and maintain the automated test scripts for the CI/CD;
o Train the team members on Gherkin;
o Continuously learn to be regularly updated with the industry best practices and emerging tools for the test automation;

System administration – experience on Windows and Linux/Unix systems : IIS, .NET, WCF, Weblogic Application Server, Apache, Tomcat, Java EE