Senior Automation Consultant/Architect
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Summary about this job
Testing & Quality Assurance
Company: Planit Test Management Solutions
Location: Auckland
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +64-9-178-5610
Fax: +64-9-597-1108
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Detail information about job Senior Automation Consultant/Architect. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Lead from the front within a dedicated technical division with a global leader
- Opportunity to help drive the direction of a leader in engineering in test
- Remain hands-on whilst working on strategic client engagements
This role requires you to apply your specialised technical knowledge to deliver client-centric solutions & your people management skills to inspire & lead the best technical talent.
About Us
Planit is a leading global technology consultancy offering an independent approach to quality assurance & risk reduction. We specialise in: Testing, Consulting, Managed Services, Training & Certification. Recognised in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services for 2017/2018, Planit are experts in digital quality & the leading provider of testing solutions, services & training in Asia Pacific with over 1,300 permanent employees. Recently named by the AFR as Australia's 2nd fastest growing private company.
As a result of strategic planning, a global desire to stay ahead of the curve, Planit are seeking to develop a world class Automation Practice with the very best. The newly formed portfolio requires technology gurus, who have a different way of thinking & can enable others to come on their journey of delivering first class technology solutions to our clients & Planit internally.
About the Role
As a Test Automation Architect, you will consult to our top tier client base to develop & deliver high calibre solutions. The role will be a mixture of onsite client delivery, implementing strategic solutions & office operational work. Further to this, you will be working on proposals, getting involved with staff mentoring, development, technical bootcamp support & innovation projects. This is a technical role & the incumbent must have a strong development background, with sound experience in OOP, toolsets & model based frameworks, along with the soft skills that would naturally be required for a senior manager.
You will be equally comfortable discussing best practice with developers & potential opportunities with clients. Knowing how to assess risk, enabling a positive ROI & possessing the ability to produce quality documented strategies are all fundamentals of this newly created position. Developing RFPs & delivering information to clients confidently is a must, but also having the technical expertise to fix complex issues & architect high-quality solutions.
Responsibilities
- Analyse, design, build scalable & robust solutions both internally for Planit + our clients
- Involvement with:
- Automation
- Quality Engineering
- Scalable Agile
- DevOps
- Innovation
- Manage stakeholder expectations, keeping them informed throughout projects.
- Work across multiple clients delivering strategic & tactical solutions + pre-sales work in Auckland
- Be responsible for contracts, negotiations & profitability.
Skills & Experience
- A proven track record in managing successful teams.
- In-depth experience delivering quality solutions with multiple tools & environments
- A solid understanding of Object Oriented development practices
- Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems & implement innovative solutions
- An aptitude for best practice development standards
- Experience with cloud & hybrid cloud environments
- The desire to remain hands-on technically but not be a shrinking violet with our team & clients.
Culture
Work with like-minded colleagues who have a passion for Technical Testing excellence. Within an encouraging & supportive environment, the team-orientated culture is helpful, friendly, inclusive & flexible. The Senior Management team has a shared vision & with an open & approachable style, employees have the freedom to bring ideas forward & feel empowered to learn.
Benefits
As a permanent employee of Planit, you will be entitled to all the benefits made available to our staff. Planit offer all employees a highly competitive remuneration package, a wide range of employee benefits, exceptional career development opportunities, there are staff events, regular social activities with unrivalled training and certification opportunities, as well as fully subsidised group health and life insurance.
Successful applicants must be prepared to go through a programming/coding assessment & also attend an interview in person or over Skype.
Planit is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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