Remote AQA Tech Lead

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 and 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.