Lead QA Automation Engineer

JustPark is changing the way people move around our cities. With over 9m customers, we’re helping over 30% of motorists across the UK make smarter and more sustainable transport decisions. Our award-winning product is backed by some of the world’s leading investors including Index Ventures (Deliveroo, Skype) and LocalGlobe (Citymapper), and we’re one of the fastest growing companies in Europe.

But our ambition doesn’t stop there - we're continuing to deliver innovative solutions that solve customer problems, from our leading P2P marketplace and EV charging network to our B2B platform and commercial offering.

We have an exciting opportunity to lead our in-house QA team and collaborate closely with the wider engineering team.

Requirements

Here's an idea of what you'll be doing:

• Be a driving force in delivering our automation strategy
• Own and elevate the QA Ways of Working
• Lead a passionate set of QA Engineers, mentoring, upskilling and coaching them
• Design, develop and support frameworks for the test infrastructure and provide automation expertise in our Engineering team
• Contribute heavily toward predictable delivery of quality releases
• Proactively bring issues and problems to the team, coming up with innovative and modern solutions where applicable
• Own and elevate our regression packs, automating where necessary

The Lead QA Automation Engineer will have the following:

• Strong background working in tooling or QA automation
• Strong experience in manual QA processes
• Demonstrable experience in architecting, writing and executing automated test suites in a variety of technologies
• Thorough understanding of the SDLC, specifically automated QA processes in agile development environments
• Proficient with bug tracking and test management toolsets to support development processes
• Strong working knowledge of TDD & BDD
• Building test infrastructure using containerisation technologies such as Docker
• Experience in leading a team of QA Engineers

Over the past 2 years we have revamped the way our QA team works, placing a focus on Agile Ways of Working, collaboration and involvement of QAs in all SDLC processes (left and right). We are now ready to shape the future of automation, taking the great work we've done to the next level. We are therefore looking for someone to lead this charge and drive us forward in the automation space.

Our Tech Stack: GCP based, K8S, Android + iOS Native, React, PHP, GO

QA stack: Qase TCM, Cypress

Benefits

We trust you to know what’s needed to get the job done. That's why we work on a hybrid basis, and we’ll work with you to make sure you have the right kit and the right environment for you to succeed. Plus we know it's not all about work! Check out some of the great benefits to joining the JustPark team below:

Investment in YOU and your wellbeing:

• Private Medical Insurance in partnership with Vitality. You’ll gain access to their rewards platform with discounts to top retailers including Apple, Peloton and more!
• Life Assurance in partnership with YuLife
• Gym membership discounts and fitness rewards
• Employee Assistance Provider - offering you (and your family) free confidential support and advice (e.g. counselling, legal or financial advice) for when you need it most.
• 24/7 virtual GP access

Simplifying journeys so YOU can breathe easier:

• Get preferential rates on EV car leasing with our salary exchange scheme in partnership with OCTOPUS - further details found HERE
• Cycle to Work scheme - a highly tax efficient way to purchase your new bike!
• £50 per month parking credit

Recharge your batteries:

• FREE restaurant-quality lunch cooked by our very own chef and longest-standing employee (Julie!). Take time out to enjoy lunch with the wider team and check out her repertoire HERE
• Taking time off work is important, that's why we have an unlimited holiday policy in place!

Our family looks out for your family:

• Childcare benefit in partnership with Koru Kids (up to £100 a month!)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies, plus a host of other family-friendly policies

Look after the pennies to grow the £££’s!:

• STOCK OPTIONS: We’re all working hard to multiply the company’s valuation, so you’ll have a share of the pie
• A salary exchange pension scheme, helping to look out for ‘the future you’.
• A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme of £1000 per successful recommendation. Great people tend to know great people, so why not refer them to join for the ride!

Success is best when it’s shared!

• We love sharing in the success, therefore the whole company goes away once a quarter to learn about our goals and have an afternoon of fun team building
• Each department gets a budget of £50 per head every 6 months - relax and enjoy some time out of work with your colleagues