How would you like to team up with colleagues from the Americas, Europe, and Asia? We call ourselves Guardians, and there are over 1800 of us across the world. We understand that each one of our Guardians is unique, each with their own style of working. Our ‘Work in Any Way’ model means you’ll have the freedom to choose where and how you work best.

The role in a nutshell:

As our experienced QA Automation Engineer, you will be involved throughout the development lifecycle of the Safeguard Global Engineering Team, with responsibility for the quality of software development and deployment with emphasis on the implementation of test automation.

You will be responsible for defining and driving innovative automated testing strategies and toolsets into our overall development processes that support and enhance the current Quality Assurance processes within Safeguard Global.

How you will make a difference:

• Work as part of cross functional, passionate agile project teams to ensure quality is driven into the heart of the development process from requirements definition through to delivery

• Designing, developing and supporting frameworks for our test infrastructure and providing automation expertise to our development teams

• Contributing toward predictable delivery of quality releases

• Research, recommend and implement tools as needed with the goal of increasing automation

• Coach team members on automation

• Proactively bringing issues and problems to the attention of the team; proposing and implementing innovative solutions to solve them

• Be meticulous about documentation

• Use appropriate measures and KPIs to validate and report on software quality

• Work closely with the software engineering team, Product Management and Technical Operations as well as business users and Senior Management, as required

• Be a creative thinker who can quickly identify and test for functional ‘edge cases’ outside of expected functionality workflow

• Have the drive to become an expert in:
  - Performance and scalability testing
  - Security penetration testing

What will give you an advantage:

• Strong background of working in tooling or QA automation

• Thorough understanding of automated QA processes in agile development environments

• Strong communication skills

• Experience in writing, executing and monitoring automated test suites using a variety of technologies including, but not limited to Webdriver, Cypress, Browserstack, Saucelabs, Grid and TestRail

• Coding experience in JavaScript and REST API testing

• Comfortable in working with version control tools

• Proficient with bug tracking and test management toolsets to support development processes

• Proficient working with relational databases such as SQL Server, DB2 & PostgreSQL

• Knowledge of Unix/Linux OS, shell scripting or Expect scripting

• Building test infrastructures using containerization technologies

• Understanding of NoSQL database technologies such as MongoDB or DynamoDB

• CTFL, ISTQB, CSQA or CSTE certified

Who we are and what we do:

Safeguard Global is an international company with multiple offices across the globe. We enable over a thousand organizations to hire, onboard, manage and pay employees in over 165 countries. It's all about the people. We hire the best talent from across the globe, allowing you to learn about new cultures and interact with many different people worldwide.

Global Benefits

• Autonomy & Flexibility (Work in Any Way): Be supported with as much flexibility as possible.

• Bonding Leave: Enjoy paid leave to bond with your new family member.

• 2 Charitable Days: Contribute to causes you believe in.

• Reward & Recognition Program: Be rewarded for your success and championing our values.

• Corporate bonus/SIP: All Guardians are eligible for our annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan.

Why become a Guardian:

• International Environment: Grow your network internationally and collaborate across the world. Interact, discover cultures, and tap into local expertise.

• Our Culture: We emphasize the human factor in everything we do. We’re proud of our nurturing culture. A culture where your ideas will always find their way to our leaders, and your contribution recognized.

• Learning: We support your continuous growth by providing access to 2 learning platforms, where you can learn at your own pace.

Next Steps:

To apply, please click on the following link. We wish you the best with your application. Should your application meet the position's requirements, we will be in touch to arrange the next stage, or we will update you if you have been unsuccessful.