Test Automation Engineer
Hitachi, Ltd.1 day ago
Ludvika, SwedenSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement mission-critical tools and applications for scalable, high-performance production environments.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for C++ and C# development environments using Azure DevOps, MS Build scripts, Python, and build systems.
- Automate infrastructure and software processes with Ansible or Terraform.
- Manage Podman-based containerized environments and create and test Windows and Linux images.
- Implement monitoring and alerting systems using Sensu, Splunk, Logstash, or Nagios.
- Plan and execute software and infrastructure upgrades using capacity planning and performance data.
- Manage configuration, variants, version control, and release processes with Git, TFVC, and Jira.
- Improve developer workflows through scalable CI/CD processes, containerization, and virtualization.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and provide domain expertise for internal systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- Expert skills in Linux, networking, storage, and virtualization.
- Proficiency in Python scripting; Shell and Golang are beneficial.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD processes and experience designing pipelines using GitHub or GitLab.
- Familiarity with Makefiles, CMake, Bazel, Git, and release management tools.
- Experience managing software and infrastructure upgrades with a focus on scalability and performance.
- Experience setting up and supporting C++ and C# development environments.
- Embedded systems development experience is beneficial.
- Strong English communication skills; Swedish is an advantage.
Benefits
- Collective agreement, occupational pension, and salary-exchange possibility for pension.
- Group life insurance and additional insurance coverage.
- Flex-time and shortened working hours through a time bank.
- Hybrid work and allowances for setting up a home workplace, subject to manager agreement.
- Healthcare, wellness allowance, health insurance, and allowances for dental care, spectacles, and contact lenses.
- Psychological support program and supplementary parental-leave compensation.
- Training, education, and internal career opportunities in Sweden and globally.
- Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks.
- Full-time, non-remote role based in Västerås, Sweden.
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About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. builds industrial, energy, rail, and digital systems for governments and enterprises, combining operational technology with IT, cloud, and data infrastructure services. Its portfolio spans power grids, factory automation, data centers, rail systems, and consulting delivered through units such as Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi Rail, and Hitachi Energy. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and operates globally across critical infrastructure markets.