Automation QA Test Lead

Our Purpose
Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.
The Smartly team is committed to delivering top quality, world-class solutions for NZ small businesses, and are looking for smart, forward-thinking individuals to join us
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity to be part of the Smartly product development team here at Datacom as a QA Automation Test Lead.
Your expertise in test automation will be critical to the success of our growing team. You will be a key player in driving and implementing great automation solutions. You will contribute to a top-performing team by actively optimising our framework and automation strategy, managing our team of automation engineers, and driving best practices.
In addition to bringing your automation expertise, you will bring a history of great testing practice and truly understand good QA strategy.
This role can be worked from any Datacom office in NZ.

Your responsibilities - Lead a team of automation testers, setting standards and ensuring best practices for test automation are followed and upheld, peer reviewing team members work.
- Guide and mentor team members to ensure that all test automation is delivered to an exceptional level of quality.
- Work with product teams to plan and prioritise automation requirements, lead the delivery of work in the automation space.
- Continuous improvement and optimisation of the automation framework and workflow, keeping solutions up to date with latest technologies
- Ensure test environments are an accurate representation of the client environment. Use test data and environments in strict accordance with all internal and customer security and auditing standards.
- Prepare and maintain documentation on system automation functionality, standards and approaches
- Work with functional QA leads and architects to design effective automated test plans and testing strategies
- Management of automated test execution and issue triage, manage and maintain deployment pipelines
- Generate and deliver high value test reporting documentation to provide the business with quality metrics
- Lead scrum test teams by example - encourage collaboration, contribution and commitment to the teams shared goals

What you'll bring
- Experience leading a team of other automation testers and implementing excellent test automation strategies
- 5+ years experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts using C# (essential) and Java (desired) programming languages
- Proven experience with create test suites with Open Source and/or commercial tools and frameworks like Selenium, JUnit
- Advanced understanding of good software development practices and current methodologies and tools such as OOP, BDD/Gherkin
- Proven experience designing, building and maintaining medium to large scale automation test frameworks
- Intermediate or above SQL knowledge with experience using SQL for test data automation.
- Proven experience with workflow / test management tools e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps
- Proven knowledge across unit, functional, system, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Experience in CI/CD, source control systems, and configuration management
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills and confidence in presenting ideas and strategies

Why Datacom?

**Benefits**:
Employee's at Datacom have access to a range of benefits including;
**Datacare**: Our Employee Assistance Program Program enables our people and their immediate family to access confidential coaching and support services with qualified professionals.

**Health & Lifestyle**: Everything from discounted gym memberships to flu shots, health assessments and discounted insurances.

**Finance & Super**: These benefits include banking offers, superannuation packages, and financial support schemes.

**Discounts galore**: Employees have access to a range from special offers and discounts from Car purchasing and travel to Tech equipment.