Test Automation Lead

As the Company at the forefront of the creation of the Mobile world, and with more than 60,000 patents to our name, weve made it our business to make a mark. Being part of Ericsson empowers you to learn, lead and perform at your best, shaping future technology. Ericsson is an inclusive employer where you are recognized for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team. Within the Solution Area Cognitive Networks Solutions Software R&D (SA CNS SW R&D), we offer the opportunity to collaborate with highly qualified Global teams and to enable success stories for our customers. You will be exposed to groundbreaking technology (5G, ML/AI, Automation and Cloud computing) and support the delivery of multiple Data-centric Cloud SW products to our huge customer base and for our internal requirements. You must have the ability to facilitate performing hands-on Cloud and Data engineering SW tasks independently coupled with the appropriate testing. Are you ready to write the future with us? Come, and be where it begins.

About this opportunity We are now looking for a Test Automation Lead, preferably with experience in Hyperscale Cloud Providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to design and develop Automated Test scripts and frameworks for state-of-the-art Cloud Native Cognitive applications working with Ericsson R&D Global Teams. Your role will include all Test activities related to developing cloud native products that are scalable, maintainable handling large data ingestion, data pipelines and visualizing to the end user, collaborating with backend, frontend, and domain experts. Our focus is ensuring the quality of simple, optimal, scalable software architecture using microservices on lean and agile ways of working. We are organized in cross-functional multi-domain development teams in which we foster continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing. What you will do

• Create and execute test strategies for each code change starting from integration and system tests, through Regression testing, Performance testing, Data quality testing, Security testing all the way up to UAT, exploratory tests and non - functional tests, the goal is to automate as much of the testing effort as possible with a minimum set of code.
• Integrate testing scripts within CI/CD pipelines following CI/CD strategies.
• Work as part of Agile teams to design and develop test plans, test cases, edge cases, test scripts and tools for quality assurance of our products and ensure code quality and adherence to software testing best practices.
• Collaborate with Agile Teams, the Product Owner, and other stakeholders to understand product requirements, refine user stories, define, and prioritize quality goals and test requirements, track and resolve defects, and other work the team needs to accomplish during and before the Sprint.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, test libraries, tools, test suites, documentation, and test artifacts for cloud-based applications and infrastructure.
• Utilize both manual and automated testing tools and techniques to ensure thorough coverage and maintain the quality of software releases.
• Identify, document, and track defects, issues, and enhancements in a centralized Collaboration and Tracking system.
• Analyze test results, identify trends, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Review and provide feedback on the product architecture and design to ensure that its conducive to test automation, robustness, and scalability.
• Participate in agile development processes and ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, and sprint retrospectives.
• Understand and represent both the business and technology.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and technologies in software testing and cloud computing.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, security, and data protection standards.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to team members in QA best practices and cloud technologies.
• Work with the team to address project scope, quality, cost, and Time related issues.

You will bring

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 6+ years of experience overall in Software Quality Assurance Roles.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in software testing automation.
• Strong Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MongoDB.
• Proficiency in using any of test automation tools and frameworks, such as Robot Framework, Cucumber, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Pytest, TestNG , JMeter or similar tools.
• Proven experience with scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, Bash).
• Proven experience with one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C#) for developing test automation tools and suites.
• Certifications in software testing (e.g., ISTQB, CSTE) or test automation tools is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in API testing tools that require strong coding skills to create tests: Postman and REST Assured.
• Experience in code coverage and static analysis tools, such as SonarQube, Coveralls, or similar tools.
• Experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools, such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Travis CI.
• Experience in Cloud Native applications, Microservices, Micro-frontend, and Data workflows.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes is highly desirable and considered a significant asset.
• Experience in Cloud Platforms such as AWS/GCP/Azure, etc. is highly desirable and considered a significant asset.
• Experience in MLOps is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify, troubleshoot, and document software issues.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on driving results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a team.

Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the worlds toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you wont be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next. What happens once you apply?

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Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, thats why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.

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Req ID: 744260