Test Automation Engineer (digital)

Would you like to shape the future of digital farming? Are you passionate about automation and software products that make a real impact? Then this role might be for you!

As a Test Automation Engineer, you will play an important role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our farm management software. You will work at the heart of our development process, designing and implementing automated tests that allow us to deliver innovative solutions to farmers worldwide with confidence.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with software engineers, manual testers, and product owners to translate product requirements into reliable automated tests. By leading the Test Automation Chapter, you will not only set the standard for our testing practices but also coach less experienced colleagues, helping them grow in their skills and expertise. Together with your team, you will continuously improve test coverage, streamline pipelines, and ensure that our automation setup evolves alongside our products.

Your work will span the entire testing process: from identifying acceptance criteria and developing test cases to executing automated scenarios for functionality, regression, integration, and end-to-end validation. You will analyze results, report findings, and ensure defects are resolved in time. At the same time, you will build and maintain test automation infrastructure, ensuring that it remains scalable and effective for the future.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading the Test Automation Chapter and guiding colleagues.
• Designing and maintaining automated test scripts using Playwright.
• Building reliable test automation pipelines and infrastructure.

We are looking for a visionary yet pragmatic Test Automation Engineer with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset. You enjoy driving quality improvements while fostering teamwork and knowledge sharing.

You bring:

• A completed higher vocational (HBO) or university (WO) degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in test automation, including API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools such as Playwright or similar.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams.
• A driven and proactive approach, always aiming for high-quality results.

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You contribute to making the agricultural sector future-proof - and we make sure that you get all the space, resources and support you need to do so.

• An international working environment with opportunities for own initiative and entrepreneurship.
• Excellent working conditions, including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a good pension scheme.
• A salary within the scale of €4700 - €6000 gross per month, in which we like to see opportunities for growth from your starting salary towards the future
• Good growth opportunities: you are in control of your development and can choose from various training courses through our Lely Academy - from personal development to job-specific training.
• Our modern Lely Campus offers daily access to extensive sports facilities: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, an outdoor basketball and volleyball court, table tennis and table soccer. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training - and challenge your colleagues during an active break.
• Enjoy fresh coffee and tea from our own barista, with milk straight from our farm, as well as a healthy and affordable company restaurant.
• A healthy work-life balance thanks to our hybrid work policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus, with flexible working hours and plenty of room to spend extra time on site (between 06:00 and 20:00).
• A free shuttle bus will take you to and from the metro in Maassluis, so your workday starts and ends smoothly.
• Successes need to be celebrated: from anniversaries to Christmas parties - at Lely we know how to do it!

We are also proud that our efforts and vision have been rewarded by winning the Rotterdam Entrepreneur Award 2025!

Over Lely

At Lely, we believe in achieving a sustainable, profitable and agreeable future for dairy farmers by combining robotisation, enjoyable and farming expertise.

It all started with a dream cherished by two brothers in Maassluis more than 75 years ago, and ever since, we have worked to become innovative market leaders in automated systems for dairy farmers across the globe. With a team of 2,500 professional specialists, we work constantly to bring about revolutionary solutions for the agro industry. We are based at our Maassluis Campus, a building which features the highest sustainability performance possible, not just in the Netherlands, but on a global scale. Our overall objective: making dairy farming interesting, also for the coming generations.