Lead QA Automation Engineer

Description

We are looking for a Technical Lead QA Engineer to play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our data platforms. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining test automation frameworks for our data pipelines, ETL processes, and backend systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment. As a key player in test automation, you will drive quality improvement initiatives, work closely with development teams, and contribute to a shift-left approach in our data operations. You'll be at the forefront of ensuring that our data infrastructure supports global investment strategy and mission.

What we offer

• Global Relocation - (Relocation options; Experience in an international environment; Cross-cultural experience)

• Recognition and Evaluation - (Feedback culture; Regular appraisals)

• Time Off - (Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days. The duration of the leave depends on the overall seniority; Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days/ depending on the circumstances; Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Maternity Leave - 20 weeks; Parental Leave - 41 weeks; Paternity Leave - 14 days)

• Luxoft Training Center - (Expert-led tech courses covering basic to advanced topics; Internal instructor-led soft skills courses; Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources for both soft and hard skills; Access to external self-learning libraries like ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business; Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy; Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship; Leadership Programs for Managers)

• Well-being and Work-life Balance - (Multisport card; Possibility to order Multisport card at the corporate rate for family members; LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.; One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners; Preferential banking offer; Preferential car leasing offer; Cafeteria program discounts for shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers; Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits, the possibility to receive financial support)

• Health Care - (Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists; Full dental support; Travel Insurance; Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate; Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members, including payment of the basic package for the employee by the employer; Reimbursement for corrective glasses)

• Company Events and Friendly Environment - (Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team offline in your city; Online entertainment events for whole company and local team events; A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team)

• Internal Mobility - (Rotation between projects and accounts; New career opportunities)

• Self-Learning Library

• CSR Projects

Other

• Languages: English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority: Lead

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years in QA Automation

• Strong, practical experience with Python (3+ years):

• Ability to write clean, maintainable automation code

• Ability to manage and extend automation frameworks

• Not just scripting — actual engineering level proficiency

• Strong, proven experience with Pytest (2+ years):

• Fixtures, parametrization, markers

• Test suite structuring

• Framework development & maintenance

• Hands on experience with Git (daily usage):

• Branching strategies, PR workflows, code reviews

• Hands on experience with Azure DevOps:

• Pipelines, repos, boards, test plans

• Backend & API testing expertise:

• REST services, authentication, data validation

• Ability to design and automate API tests

• Strong SQL and Python for test automation:

• Writing complex queries

• Data validation across ETL pipelines

• Experience with Databricks (2+ years preferred):

• Not just reading notebooks — actual testing experience

• Experience with test automation tools:

• Building, maintaining, and scaling frameworks

• Understanding of CI/CD processes:

• Ability to integrate tests into pipelines

• Familiarity with data warehouses & ETL testing

• Ability to own architecture & drive quality strategy

• Experience collaborating with developers

• Able to influence, challenge, and guide engineering teams

• QA leadership experience

• Leading initiatives, mentoring, driving standards

• Fast learner, adaptable to new tools & technologies

• Experience in the BSFI domain

• Understanding of the Investment Data Domain

• Familiarity with ServiceNow

• Familiarity with Dynatrace or Datadog

• PySpark experience

• ISTQB or equivalent certification

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated test frameworks (unit, integration, end-to-end),

• Driving Change and Stakeholder Engagement: Lead efforts to introduce and promote the test automation framework across teams. Drive buy-in from stakeholders and developers by demonstrating the framework's value, providing clear communication, and ensuring alignment with team goals. Help stakeholders and developers embrace automation as an integral part of the software development lifecycle,

• Automate data quality checks for platforms like Data Warehouses (DWH), Data lake, and BigData environments.

• Distribute Across Projects: Design the test tools as an individual package that can be reused in various projects, allowing multiple teams to benefit from a shared test automation solution.

• Automate API and backend testing (REST/gRPC),

• Run performance, scalability, and fault-tolerance tests,

• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines,

• Collaborate closely with platform, infra, and ML engineers