Lead Software Development Engineer in Test @MMCTech Cluj-Napoca

Lead Software Development Engineer in Test @MMCTech
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania

Description:

As a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) , you will play a crucial role in leading the quality assurance efforts across our holistic development estate, including UI, Integration, and Unit testing positions.  This is a senior position that requires a deep understanding of software engineering, testing methodologies, and the ability to drive the overall test strategy.

You will collaborate closely with Software Engineers and Test Engineers to ensure the delivery of
- quality software products. Additionally, you will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

THE ROLE & YOUR MISSION

Lead the development and implementation of the overall test strategy across the holistic development estate, including UI, Integration, and Unit testing positions.

Collaborate with Software Engineers and Test Engineers to design and develop robust and scalable test frameworks, tools, and automation scripts.

Drive the adoption of best practices in testing and quality assurance, ensuring adherence to industry standards and guidelines.

Define and establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the testing process.

Conduct thorough testing of software applications, analyze test results, and provide detailed reports to stakeholders, highlighting any issues or areas for improvement.

Stay
-
- date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and advancements in testing methodologies, and drive their adoption within the team.

Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.

Collaborate effectively with
- functional teams, including engineers, architects, product owners, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration of testing activities within the development process.

YOUR EXPERIENCE & VALUES

Proven experience of working on multiple products in the delivery of both features and tests

Experienceworking with agile practices (e. g. Scrum or Kanban), Lean and Continuous Delivery approaches such as Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development and Infrastructure as Code

Strong Experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright Web
Driver
IO, Appium, or Cypress.

Proficiency in scripting languages such as Java
Script or Type
Script.

Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman or Soap
UI.

Knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling.

Experience with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like ADO, Jenkins or Git
Hub.

Understanding of containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes.

Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Knowledge of database testing techniques and tools such as SQL or No
SQL databases.

Technical Skills or Qualifications Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in Software Engineering, Test Engineering, or a related field

Proven experience as an SDET or in a similar role, with a strong background in software development and testing.

Proficiency in programming languages such as Java
Script (MEAN), C#, or Python, and experience with test automation frameworks (e. g. , Selenium, Playwright, Webdriver
IO, Cypress, Playwright, test
NG).

Solid understanding of software testing principles, techniques, and tools, including unit testing frameworks (e. g. , JUnit, Jest, NUnit) and mocking frameworks (e. g. , Mockito, Moq).

Experience with UI, Integration, and Unit testing positions, and the ability to design and develop robust test frameworks and automation scripts.

Strong analytical and
- solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and propose effective solutions.

Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and guide team members.

Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering
- quality software products.

OUR BENEFITS & CULTURE

An opportunity to work in a
- growing, innovative company with lots of room for progression and career growth

A
- friendly environment that encourages learning and initiative

A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary)

30+ days off (25 legal days off, 1 extra day off on your birthday, public holiday replacement days, extra buy/sell from your benefits budget);

Performance Bonus scheme

Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge

Core benefits - Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance

We champion flexible working, and our mission is to help you find YOUR
- life balance, whether that's standard working, flextime working, or working from home

Founded over 20 years ago, Darwin's main ambition was to change the world of benefits. Fast forward to the present day and it is leading the way as a cornerstone benefits technology product in the Marsh Mc
Lennan, (MMC), Tech portfolio. MMC are now building out their EMEA Technology Hub in Cluj, Romania.

MMC is a global professional services firm, headquartered in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting. It comprises the businesses of Marsh, Mercer, Guy Carpenter, JLT, Oliver Wyman and Darwin.

The regional hub will contain teams of Application Developers, Business Analysts, Project/Program Managers and other technology roles that require time zone overlap with clients in EMEA. As a regional hub, we are equipped to scale our vast technical expertise through a variety of outputs, while helping to unleash our potential as one company, to effectively meet today's emerging challenges through the brilliant technology we build and deliver together.

#MMCTech

At Marsh Mc
Lennan, we understand the complexity, and the reality, of the modern career path.  If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you would be a great fit for the role, we would love to hear from you. Marsh Mc
Lennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85, 000 colleagues, Marsh Mc
Lennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com , or follow on Linked
In and X. Marsh Mc
Lennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Marsh Mc
Lennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh Mc
Lennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.