Senior Automation Test Engineer with French

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre (SG GSC) acts as a business solutions center for Société Générale, one of the largest European financial groups. We provide high quality professional services in over 35 countries in various business areas - Finance & Accounting, HR, IT and Corporate Operations. Our mission is to be a partner of choice, valued for owning, transforming and innovating with best-in-class talent. IT Filiere is part of the Centre and comprises four Perimeters: Retail Banking, Security and Infrastructure, Internal Support Applications and Investment Banking,  with a total of more than 800 IT professionals.

Project Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Automation Test Engineer to design, build, and maintain a comprehensive automated testing environment from the ground up. You will be the technical cornerstone of our QA strategy, driving test automation excellence across the full software delivery lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with development and DevOps teams to ensure continuous quality delivery in an Agile environment.

This is a greenfield opportunity: you will architect the testing ecosystem, define best practices, and establish the tooling pipeline from scratch.

At Société Générale Global Solution Centre (GSC), we are looking for a QA Engineer to ensure the reliability, functionality, and performance of our critical banking applications. This role offers opportunities for both manual and automated testing, with a focus on delivering high-quality software solutions. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or an experienced professional, you will contribute to the software development lifecycle by identifying defects, improving test automation, and collaborating with development teams. As part of our agile environment, you will play a key role in maintaining robust, secure, and high-performing financial applications.

Specifically, you will be required to:

›        Design and implement a robust test automation framework from scratch using Selenium Grid and Playwright

›        Define the overall QA strategy, testing standards, and best practices for the team

›        Architect scalable and maintainable test suites covering UI, API, and integration layers

›        Drive the adoption of a shift-left testing approach across engineering teams

›        Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated test execution

›        Integrate test automation into the development workflow using GitHub repositories and branching strategies

›        Configure parallel and distributed test execution via Selenium Grid for optimal performance

›        Monitor test execution reports, track metrics, and drive continuous improvement

›        Develop and maintain end-to-end, regression, smoke, and functional test suites

›        Implement cross-browser and cross-platform test strategies using Playwright

›        Ensure test data management strategies are in place and well-documented

›        Perform regular refactoring of test code to ensure long-term maintainability

›        Act as a technical mentor for junior and mid-level QA engineers

›        Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business analysts to define acceptance criteria

›        Produce clear technical documentation (test plans, reports, architecture decisions)

›        Communicate test results and quality status to local stakeholders

Technical Skills › Selenium WebDriver & Selenium Grid (setup + config) › Playwright (TypeScript or Python) › GitHub & GitHub Actions (CI/CD pipelines) › Test framework knowledge (pytest, JUnit, TestNG, etc.) › API testing (REST/SOAP — Postman, RestAssured, etc.) › Docker / containerisation basics › Proficiency in at least one language: Python, Java, or TypeScript

Soft Skills & Other Requirements › 5+ years in software testing with 3+ in automation › Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch › Strong analytical and problem-solving skills › Excellent communication and documentation abilities › Ability to work autonomously and lead technical decisions › French language level B1 — written and spoken › Knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies

Nice to have

• Experience with Tosca for model-based test automation. Certification is a strong advantage.

• Familiarity with JMeter, Gatling, or k6 for load and performance test scenarios.

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP for cloud-hosted test environments.

• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Grafana, Kibana, or Datadog for test result dashboards.

Here, you will find a flexible workplace and culture, autonomy, constant learning opportunities, dynamism, and talented people, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

Plus, you will enjoy all our benefits:

• competitive compensation & remuneration, including annual performance bonus; 
• preventive healthcare plan, and group health & life insurance; 
• wide range of flexible benefits within a monthly budget; 
• office perks, wellbeing and mental health programs; 
• various social benefits and bonuses for personal or family events;
• 9-to-5 workday & flexible (hybrid) work environment;
• additional paid and unpaid time off, including Sabbatical leave; 
• learning and growth opportunities based on individual development and career plans; 
• unlimited access to various eLearning resources.

We are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years, or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating, and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful daily and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

We are committed to support accelerating our Group’s ESG strategy by implementing ESG principles in all our activities and policies. They are translated in our business activity (ESG assessment, reporting, project management or IT activities), our work environment and in our responsible practices for environment protection.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.