Software Automation Tester

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Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking talented individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation.

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How to contribute to our vision
For our Platform Integration Team within the SW Platform Engineering in Brande and Copenhagen, Denmark, we are looking for a talented Software Automation Tester.

In the Platform Integration team, we fulfill the role of a SW Platform Engineering following the SAFe/SCRUM framework. This means that we are responsible for creation and maintenance of automated tests.

We are responsible for the definition, implementation, and operation of all Platform/Integration level test automation, thus ensuring the high SW quality required by our System Test teams. We use BDD as our requirement and test process, to help the definition and creation of our repository of automated tests.

As a Software Automation Tester, work tasks will include:

• Definition and creating of new automated tests
• Maintenance of exiting tests
• Improving our large automation framework to ensure we always have state-of-art technologies and practices to ensure high stability and short feedback
• You will be working on automation at the API level while addressing very different areas: deployment, performance, stability and security, and very different products: from servers to embedded controllers to network and HW devices.
• With your deep knowledge of test principles, you will refine the acceptance criteria and challenge the testability of the relevant products
• You will analyze failed test cases in our complex system and document the results in our defect tracking system. You will verify the solution to these defects.

What you need to make a difference:
Besides a passion for renewable energy and a sense for the importance to lead the change, we are also looking for:

A candidate with an academic degree in IT, Computer Engineering, or Data Science. Ideally, you have taken courses or certifications in software testing like ISQTB. It is essential you have knowledge and experience with Jira and Python. It would be considered an advantage if you have experience with GitLab and Jenkins.

In addition, you should have:

• A development background with focus on software testing and quality assurance
• Experience with test automation in an agile environment (SCRUM/SAFe)
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand the features of a complex system of systems
• Good people skills and ability to seek the information you need in the organization both when analyzing new features but also when analyzing failed test cases
• Experience in creation and maintenance of automated tests in Python
• Experience in working in ALM (Agile Lifecycle Management) tools such as Jira
• Experience in working with CI (Continuous Integration) tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD

• Understanding of branching processes and strategies
• Experience with implementation, analysis in Kubernetes, Docker

It is important that you have excellent English language skills, both written and spoken. Danish language skills would be considered an advantage.

Most importantly, you challenge yourself and your colleagues to achieve the best results. You have a high professional competency, and you have a desire to develop your skills. You have good collaboration skills, and you can manage to act in different cultural contexts. To thrive in this position, you must have a strong result- and customer-oriented approach.

We will prioritize candidates already located in Denmark.

In return of your commitment, we offer you:
Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come. We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organization. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed/variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more.

Empowering our people
https://www.siemensgamesa.com/sustainability/employees

How do you imagine the future?
How do you imagine the future?

Our global team is on the front line of tackling the climate crisis, reducing carbon emissions – the greatest challenge we face.

Other information

If you have specific questions about the position, please contact the hiring manager

Stuart Rattray via mail [email protected]

For further information regarding the recruitment process, please send an email to the recruiter Mathilde Kjeldbjerg via email [email protected]

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Please apply in English via the apply button.

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For more information about working in Denmark, please see this link: https://www.siemensgamesa.com/explore/journal/wind-engineers-in-denmark

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Location: DK-Brande - Borupvej

Additional location:

• DK-Skovlunde - Tonsbakken