Test Automation Engineer for a global cybersecurity product

Protecting one billion people from cyber threats? If you find this proposition more exciting than scary, come on board and grow with us.

Whalebone is a global company working on user-centric cybersecurity products for telcos, ISPs, enterprises, public institutions, and governments that provide millions of everyday internet users unyielding protection from malware, phishing schemes, ransomware, and other malicious digital attacks without the need for them to download anything. Whalebone is headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic.

At this point, Whalebone has 400+ customers in telecommunications and corporate sectors (A1, O2 Telefonica, Tele2, Panasonic, Bauhaus, and many others) around the globe. With nearly 100 team members of multiple nationalities, Whalebone ranked 22nd in Deloitte’s list of fastest-growing companies in Central Europe.

We create cybersecurity products that people can actually use. We protect them against viruses and fraud on the network so that the users do not have to handle anything.
Thanks to this approach, we already protect tens of millions of people worldwide. Become a significant part of an important and ambitious project as a Test Automation Engineer.

🧩Our Tech Stack

• We leverage microservices heavily from day one of Whalebone, there is no legacy system. We containerize everything and orchestrate it through Kubernetes.
• Our QA use following technologies: Java 17 / Spring Boot, Maven, git / GitHub, TeamCity, Playwright, RestAssured

🔍What will you do

• Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable automation code using Java, ensuring high test coverage and adherence to coding standards
• Design, develop and maintain automated test sets and strategies to our product
• Execute automated tests, analyze test results and report bugs
• Initiate improvements to the testing process, product test coverage and testing efficiency
• Work with software engineers, product managers, and your colleague from QA in an Agile team environment

Requirements

• Proven experience in Java or other object-oriented programming language
• Hands-on experience with UI test automation frameworks
• Experience with API test automation frameworks
• Analytical and creative problem-solving abilities, thinking outside of the box

🎯Nice to have

• Experience with building and maintaining TeamCity jobs
• Experience with Docker and k8s
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS, Azure etc.
• Experience with shell scripting (zsh and/or bash)

🚀 Why Will you like to work with us?

• Meaningful job - protecting everyday people against malware and hackers all around the globe.

• Rewarding financial package, including the possibility to choose ESOP as a benefit and a motivating flexible part of the remuneration reflecting long term results.

• Flexible working hours and possibility of HO

• Equipment of choice - use the budget and chose what is best for you

• Terrace - beautiful view and available for private parties

• Regular events & teambuildings - grill, enjoy pub quiz or have a breakfast with us

• You will be supported to learn, grow and gain new experiences with us!

• Your opinion will matter to us - discuss your ideas and feedback directly with the CEO or CTO if you feel like they should hear them.