Lead Automation Engineer

Lisbon. Posted a month ago

The role

The Lead Automation Engineer will be a hands-on quality champion embedded within a Mission team. You will define testing strategies, design and maintain automated tests, and drive the adoption of automation tooling and CI/CD processes.

What you will do

Define and own the comprehensive testing strategy for your domain
Design, develop, and maintain robust automated tests for API, UI, and Mobile
Champion a Shift-Left mindset with Product Owners and Developers
Manage the mission team's automation targets using data-driven insights
Drive consistent adoption of CI/CD processes and quality gates
Collaborate with the central Tooling Team to develop custom helpers or data generators
Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines
Coordinate complex technical testing including microservices, security, and performance testing
Coach and upskill developers and junior QA engineers on automation best practices
Champion the use of AI tools for architecture exploration, incident investigation, and test generation

Required qualifications

5+ years in QA Automation/SDET roles with proven success leading quality within an Agile team
Strong proficiency in C# or JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience testing complex financial systems such as card issuing, transaction processing, or credit risk
Hands-on experience with UI tools like Playwright or Cypress
Hands-on experience with API tools like REST Assured or other API testing frameworks
Familiarity with Azure, Git, and integrating automated testing into deployment workflows
Ability to influence without authority

Nice to have

Use of AI tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot)

Benefits

Private Healthcare through AdvanceCare
Anniversary Rewards (€280, €570, €860, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)
Paid Car Parking
36 days holiday inclusive of public holidays
Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
6 free therapy sessions per year
Free drinks and snacks in our offices

About the company

Capital on Tap is a financial platform that offers a business credit card, SME-focused spend management platform, and savings products. It has over 1,000 employees and 200,000+ customers.