Software QA Automation Lead

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Automation Lead (Technical, Hands-On) to support the digitalization of patient care by ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our software products. In this role, you will take ownership of our automation testing strategy and execution across desktop and web applications, designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks while integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the automation roadmap aligned with product and engineering goals

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for desktop and web applications

• Implement best practices for automation testing, ensuring reusability, scalability, and maintainability of test scripts

• Review, optimize, and enhance existing automated test suites to improve reliability and coverage

• Continuously improve automation testing processes, introducing new tools and methodologies as necessary

• Execute and analyse automated tests, providing detailed reports on test results and defect tracking

• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline testing processes

• Manage and maintain test environments and related tools

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to QA team members as automation adoption expands

• Support the team in improving overall testing practices across both manual and automated efforts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree: in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in software quality assurance, with a strong focus on automation testing

• QA Expertise: Deep understanding of QA methodologies, tools and processes, familiarity with performance testing and security testing tools

• Automation & CI/CD:

  • Experience with desktop automation tools (e.g., TestComplete or equivalent)

  • Experience with web automation tools (e.g. Playwright or Selenium)

  • Proven experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

  • Experience with Cloud, Docker containers & DevOps pipelines is a plus

• Technical Skills:

  • Proficiency in Python (preferred) or other programming languages used for automation (e.g. Java, C#) used for test automation

  • Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git), and

  • defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA).

About us

Fleischhacker LLP is the overseas branch of Fleischhacker GmbH & Co. KG, a company specialising in medical and laboratory technology with substantial experience in international aid. Started as a medical software development company focusing on in-house medical software, from specialized medical connections to the management of workflows in hospitals and field medicine. Located in Schwerte, Germany, Fleischhacker GmbH & Co. KG predominantly supplies hospitals, GPs' surgeries, emergency services and corporations in Germany. Since 2007, Fleischhacker has been distributing its MediConnect® software – a comprehensive solution for the management of clinical processes in hospitals and in GPs' surgeries.