Position Overview: We are looking for a Performance and Automation Technical Lead to drive the definition, implementation, and scaling of our performance and automation testing strategy across the platform. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires deep technical expertise in AWS services (including Lambda, EKS, and S3), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm), and modern automation and performance testing tools. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience, with at least 5 years in a technical leadership role. They must be able to guide cross-functional teams, define test levels and scenarios, and provide support on implementation while maintaining a strategic view of system-wide quality and performance. A strong “can-do” approach, deep understanding of microservices, and the ability to zoom out and see the big picture are essential for success in this role.
Responsibilities: · Own and evolve the end-to-end test automation and performance strategy for complex distributed systems. · Design and implement scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing using modern tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright). · Lead performance testing initiatives using tools like JMeter, k6, Gatling, and identify and troubleshoot system bottlenecks. · Drive integration of automation and performance tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent. · Provide hands-on leadership in using AWS services (Lambda, EKS, S3, RDS, API Gateway, etc.) with infrastructure as code via Terraform and deployment automation using Helm. · Collaborate with R&D, DevOps, and QA to align on quality goals and implement them across services and teams. · Define and document test level scenarios (unit, integration, system, performance, chaos) and coach teams on how to adopt them. · Build observability into the testing and performance lifecycle using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog. · Take ownership of system-wide test coverage, helping teams understand the big picture and ensuring resilience and scalability.
Office Location:
Petah Tikva
* 8+ years of experience in software quality, test automation, and performance engineering.
* At least 5 years in a technical leadership or staff-level position.
* Strong hands-on expertise with AWS services: Lambda, EKS, S3, CloudWatch, RDS, etc.
* Proficiency with Terraform, Helm, and Git-based workflows (GitHub Actions).
* Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and asynchronous messaging systems in distributed cloud environments.
* Proven ability to work across teams, guide implementation, and help define testing levels and approaches.
* Expertise in automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and performance testing tools (JMeter, k6, Locust).
* Strong coding/scripting background (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or similar).
* Experience with observability and APM tools (Datadog, etc.).
* Familiarity with chaos testing, failover validation, and resiliency patterns.
* Exposure to security/performance hardening of services in production.
* Strong leadership and collaboration skills across R&D, DevOps, and QA.
* "Can-do" approach, with the ability to solve problems proactively and independently.
