QA Automation Consultant

**Company Description** We Dream. We Do. We Deliver.**

As a **full-service, data-driven customer experience transformation, **we partner with Top 500 companies in the DACH region and in Eastern Europe. Originally from Switzerland, Merkle DACH was created out of a merger Namics and Isobar - two leading full-service digital agencies.

**Our 1200+ digital enthusiasts **are innovating the way brands are built, through providing expertise in Digital Transformation strategy, MarTech platforms, Creativity, UX, CRM, Data, Commerce, Mobile, Social Media, Intranet and CMS. We are part of the global **Merkle** brand, the largest brand within the dentsu group, who shares with us a network of over 66,000 passionate individuals in 146 countries.
**Job Description** What is your role?**
- Develop automated tests
- Work with common test automation frameworks and tools
- Integrate with CI/CD tools and pipeline (i.e. Jenkins)
- Identify potential quality risks.
- Analyze results and report defects
- Work within an Agile development environment
- Collaborate with colleagues onshore and offshore daily

You will report to the Quality Assurance Director.
**Qualifications** What should you have?**
- Experience with Playwright automated tool
- Experience with other automated testing tools will be a huge advantage (for example Robot Framework, Cucumber, Postman)
- Experience with the best practices in creating system test scripts, test execution and defect reporting/tracking
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Git, Jenkins
- Knowledge of SQL, PLSQL
- Troubleshoot and cause skills
- Collaborate with a team on urgent issues resolution
- Understanding of the following Web technologies: HTTP(S), S/FTP, Web Services (SOAP, RESTful)
- Have contagious passion about quality
- Very good verbal and written English
- ** Desirable Experience**:

- Understanding of performance testing principles and best practices
- Good programming skills in JavaScript or Typescript
- Experience of web usability, i18n and accessibility testing and the corresponding tools
- Understanding of the principles of Agile software development
- Knowledge in some main Internet and e-commerce principles such as: SEO, Web Analytics, Geotargeting, CDN

**Additional Information** Benefits and Perks**
- Cutting Edge Technology & Latest IT tools
- Software-house environment
- Agile and Flexible working hours
- Hybrid work system (remote friendly)
- Digital nomad policy
- Focus on career development
- Health insurance (also included for the household)
- Mental health support
- Volunteering experiences and sustainable mindset
- 25 vacation days + 3 wellness days per year
- Beers (after 6pm), foosball, and ping-pong #workhardplayhard
- Free breakfast every second Monday of the month
- Employee discounts
- Team & Company events

**Inclusion & Diversity**
- We value the strength diversity brings to our business and are working hard to build a more inclusive workplace through partnerships with Stonewall, Business Disability Forum and Business in the Community’s race and gender equality campaigns. We are happy to discuss all flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles - we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly._
- If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you._

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