Lead Test Automation Engineer

Lead Test Automation Engineer – Selenium / CI-CD / API / Performance / Python – 100% Bern

Role : For our leading client in Bern, we are looking for an experienced Lead Test Automation Engineer. In this role, you will design, implement and maintain robust automated test solutions across web, API and performance layers. You will drive test automation best practices, ensure high software quality, and collaborate closely with developers, DevOps and product teams in a modern CI / CD and cloud-oriented environment.

Main Tasks :

• Design, develop and maintain automated test suites for web, API and backend services
• Implement and execute automated tests using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit or Robot Framework
• Integrate automated tests into CI / CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) to enable continuous testing and fast feedback
• Plan, execute and document test activities using test management tools (e.g. TestRail, Xray, Zephyr)
• Perform API testing with tools such as Postman or REST Assured to validate integrations and microservices
• Conduct performance and load testing using tools like JMeter, k6 or Gatling, analyse bottlenecks and support tuning
• Ensure testing practices comply with relevant regulations and industry standards (e.g. ISO, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX)
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to improve testability, quality metrics and release processes
• Analyse test results, identify defects, track issues and support root-cause analysis
• Contribute to test strategy, test design, test data management and automation frameworks
• Perform manual and exploratory testing for complex or high-risk features when required
• Support and optimise testing in containerized (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-based environments (Azure preferred)

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