Professional Test Automation Engineer E-Mobility

Job Description

Overall Purpose of Job:

An e-mobility backend platform is an essential part of a charging infrastructure. An electric vehicle (EV) driver depends on a reliable and error-free infrastructure and applications. Such a need can only be achieved by extensive and regular (automated) testing of all software components. As a result, the EV driver is offered the most worry-free charging experience as possible.

Main tasks, roles and responsibilities:

• As a Professional Test Automation Engineer, you drive the test activities within an interdisciplinary agile software development team in the context of a web portal.
• You ensure the desired product and process quality with suitable test methodologies.
• The design, implementation, maintenance and implementation of automatic and manual test cases is the essential part of your daily work.
• You will report bugs, re-test related software changes and help with troubleshooting bugs.
• You act as sparring partner for the Product Owner, the Developers and the Test Management.
• You can teach test methodologies to other testers.
• You will work with international colleagues in our scaled agile software development program using SAFe methodology and Scrum.

Qualifications

Experiences and requirements:

Education:

• Closed academical studies, preferably B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Computer Sciences/Business Informatics or similar education

Work experiences – time/seniority/ sector:

• 3+ years of professional experience as Test Automation Engineer

Technical/ IT knowledge:

• Experience with automating functional, integration and regression tests of micro services, web applications or web services.
• Ideally, experience with a test automation framework like Cypress, Selenium or Playwright, or the willingness to build-up this knowledge in a short term.
• Knowledge of programming languages (JavaScript and/or TypeScript) and databases (SQL and/or non-SQL).
• Having ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) and ideally, with the Agile Tester (CTFL-AT) extension is an advantage

Language – with level

• Fluent English

Mobility requirements

• As per need – usually 2-4 weeks per year to Germany or similar

Required Skills and Competencies:

• You are characterized by a high level of quality awareness and standards. You have an attention to detail and a passion for error-free software.
• You love to work in a team, you like to learn new things every day and like to communicate.
• Experience with agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban and ideally, SAFe.
• Ideally, experience in the EV charging business

Additional Information

What do we offer :

• Flexible working conditions with remote work possibility (in-person presence is required from time to time), you can have a real work-life balance
• Modern, newly renovated, sustainable office with parking space and bicycle storage area in the heart of Budapest
• Supportive, diverse and highly skilled community
• Ability to really make a difference and build new processes from scratch, you can participate in the formation and shape of the BSC processes
• KOSTAL is a dynamically developing company, an independent, family-run business which provides much flexibility
• You can enjoy our value-oriented work culture: we are down-to-earth, appreciative, inspiring and innovative