Test Automation Analyst in Bucuresti

Since 1998, we've been active in the Human Resources consulting market, providing regional coverage across four key areas of expertise: recruitment and selection, personnel leasing, assessment centers and consultancy. As leaders in Transylvania, we've expanded our reach to embrace a culture of continuous improvement, thereby strengthening our position in the Romanian and also regional market. This commitment underscores our dedication to evolve alongside the dynamic needs of our clients and the ever-changing landscape of the business environment. Our success stems from the professionalism of our services, the multidisciplinary expertise of our consulting team and our ongoing collaboration with those who rely on our consultancy services. Building long-term partnerships with clients across diverse industries such as IT&C, automotive, outsourcing, pharma, banking, FMCG and more, is our primary objective. Our commitment to client orientation, teamwork, flexibility, excellence, dedication and responsibility reflects our aim to bring added value to our services. Join our client's Development Centre in Bucharest and become a member of their open-minded, progressive and professional team. In this role you will be working for one of their world-famous clients information security organization, specifically Privileged Access Management, responsible for the design and implementation of the Privileged Access Strategy globally. The org unit's responsibility is to establish adequate controls for external (third-party) and internal Infrastructure and Application Support users. By on-boarding all relevant scope to TABM privileged access broker and establishing a working PAM lifecycle, the team helps to drive and maintain security controls over privileged access in line with the risk appetite. Skills required: • 5+ years overall software testing experience • 3+ years test automation experience • Exposure to DevOps (CI/CD) approach using Jenkins, TeamCity or similarExperience with test and defects management tools (JIRA, HP ALM) • Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver / RemoteWebDriver • Good understanding of Web Services/API testing (SOAP, REST) using Postman, SOAP UI • Proven experience of performance testing • Experience with API automation testing, that would support increasing and identifying critical backend issues. • Good understanding of database models and SQL experience • Exposure to IDE such as Eclipse or InteliJ • Exposure to git based version control systems, including configuration and maintenance • Basic understanding of Unix environments (RedHat) and basic knowledge of shell scripting (bash) • Hands on recent experience with JAVA and unit testing frameworks such as TestNG, JUnit • Good understanding of transfer protocols (SSH, RDP, ICA, HTTP, SFTP, FTP, SCP) and related tools, esp. MSTSC.EXE, PUTTY, OpenLDAP • Exposure to activity management using tools such as Atlassian JIRA • Exposure to documentation in Atlassian Confluence • Exposure to Scrum methodology and agile environments • Exposure to software development lifecycles (SDLC) in enterprises • Exposure to process work-flow tools (ServiceNow) and ticketing systems • General understanding of IT infrastructure architecture • Experience working with virtual and global teams in matrix organisations • Very good written and oral communication skills in English, including the ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience and on senior management level Nice To Have: • Experience in a Testing position, in the area of controlled production environments, ideally in Financial Services • Proven experience in engineering of complex application and infrastructure domains • Proven experience with management of digital identities, accounts and access is a plus • Relevant hands-on experience in cyber security frameworks, (regulatory) standards and methodologies esp. privileged access management is a plus • Experience with deployment management tools like Nexus/Squares, Bitbucket, CertNanny is a plus Responsibilities: • Participate in the hands on test creation, automated execution, analysis and reporting of functional and non-functional testing activities • Work on tasks identified in the testing & strategy and plan them accordingly • Responsible for the accurate recording of defects and the collation of metrics and KPI information for reporting purposes • Work with the project team to identify and capture test automation and tooling needs • Properly identify and provide solutions to verify non-functional requirements • Actively participate in the development and maintenance of test automation frameworks • Closely work with the Engineering teams to ensure a high automation level across processes and define automation scope • Perform test automation executions, identify failures' root cause and provide subsequent reports • Adhere to test automation best practices as defined at organization level • Drive automation-focused test strategy • Be a pro-active self-starter with a structured and solution-oriented mind-set • Be accountable for adequate activity and information management in Confluence and Jira