QA Lead

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• Lead and manage QA automation initiatives end-to-end, including framework development, CI/CD integration, and test strategy execution
• Work with modern automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Appium) to drive quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate in a bilingual (Japanese & English) global environment, enhancing both technical leadership and stakeholder management skills

Annaul Salary: 8 Million yen and Above

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of automation QA engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and direction for all automation testing activities.
• Develop and maintain automation test frameworks and test scripts to support
• various types of automated testing (e.g., regression, performance, load).
• Oversee the execution of automated test suites, ensuring comprehensive coverage and timely identi?cation of defects.
• Collaborate with software developers and manual QA engineers to integrate automated tests into the continuous integration and delivery pipeline.
• Analyze test results, report on automation progress, and optimize tests for maximum ef?ciency.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and ensure that automation strategies align with project goals and deliverables.
• Drive the adoption of automation best practices and tools within the QA team.
• Provide regular reports on automation initiatives, performance metrics, and return on investment to project stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the QA automation process, exploring new tools and technologies to enhance testing capabilities.
• Mentor and develop automation QA team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Identify potential risks and delays, reporting them to the PM and QA Manager in a timely manner.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration with the Manual QA Leads to ensure seamless integration of manual and automated testing efforts, aiming to achieve higher test coverage in less time.
• Identify opportunities where automation can bene?t the team, outlining quick wins and potential candidates for automated tests.
• Effectively present the automation process, tools, and any technical details that clients may require.
• Support sales, project management, and stakeholders by providing relevant information on the automation testing process and setup.
• Provide accurate estimations for automation implementation and maintenance.
• Keep all automation-related tools, training, documentation, and sales decks up to date.

Job Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Relevant certi?cations in software testing or test automation (e.g., ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer).
• Proven experience as a QA Automation Lead or Senior Automation Tester with a strong background in test automation.
• Extensive knowledge of automation testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, Test Complete, Cypress).
• Experience in scripting and programming languages commonly used in test automation (e.g., Java, Python, C#).
• Experience leading and managing QA teams, including mentoring and developing team members.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align testing objectives with project goals.
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools and test management software.
• Experience in identifying and mitigating risks and reporting them to interested parties.
• Proven ability to contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes and incorporate new tools and methodologies.

Strong leadership and team management skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Pro?ciency in developing and maintaining automated testing solutions.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to facilitate effective communication and collaboration between manual and automation QA teams.
• Communicate effectively with both Japanese and English-speaking stakeholders, including developer and team members.
• Experience with Salesforce (including standard features, integrations, and backend components such as flows or Apex) is highly preferred.

Language proficiency: Native Level Japanese (JLPT N) and Business Level english.

Company Description 

COMPANY is a leading global commerce and digital cloud transformation company, with expertise in enterprise CRM, CMS, OMS, connected commerce, online shop management and cloud application development. Our agile approach allows us to scale global growth more quickly, and to deliver innovative solutions across channels, devices and locales to enterprises and emerging businesses across B2B and B2C sectors.

COMPANY Digital guides businesses throughout their end-to-end digital journey, starting with consulting, strategy planning, implementation, integration and optimization, through to training, support and maintenance.

Our employee count exceeds 1000, with many of our colleagues taking advantage of our distributed work environment. We’re headquartered in Québec, Canada, and we also have offices in the U.S., UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Romania, Ukraine, Colombia, and Japan among many other locations worldwide