MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is a global business engaged in the shipping sector. Present in 155 countries, MSC facilitates international trade between the world’s major economies, and among emerging markets across all continents. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1978, MSC is a privately-owned organisation driven by the Aponte family. Today, we continue to focus on caring for customers, employees and the environment.

From a one-vessel operation to a globally respected business we have an unfaltering commitment to people that have passion, creativity and willing to make a change.

MSC Technology Italy is the first division located in the national territory, complementing existing offices in Geneva (the Group's headquarters), Warren (New Jersey, USA), and Chennai (India).

MSC Technology embodies Passion and a commitment to Continuous Evolution, strongly believing in Equal Opportunities and Caring for its People—ultimately fostering a sense of Family within the Company.

With over 3,000 employees, our Technology Department plays a pivotal role in driving business growth and elevating the quality standards across our functional lines.

Working within an international office and engaging in cross-country collaboration offers the opportunity to connect with individuals boasting diverse technical skills, backgrounds, cultures, and professional experiences. International travel not only enriches your understanding of business and languages within the ICT realm but also provides avenues for personal and professional growth.

In 2020, MSC Technology Italy was established as a technological division of MSC with the goal of creating a Center of Excellence to support the MSC Group's business.

Do you recognize yourself? Then come work with us and be part of MSC’s family!

The Agile Automation Tester is primarily responsible for the design, development, execution, and maintenance of automated test solutions within a Scrum team.

The role focuses on ensuring high software quality through test automation embedded in the CI/CD pipeline, supporting fast and reliable releases.

Manual testing is performed mainly for exploratory, usability, and edge-case validation, complementing the automated test coverage.

The Automation Tester works closely with developers, Product Owners, and Product Specialists, contributing to quality from early stages of development and throughout the sprint.

Key Responsibilities

•Analyze user stories and acceptance criteria in collaboration with Product Owners to define automation-ready test strategies.

•Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for web applications.

•Implement automated functional, regression, and system integration tests as part of the CI/CD pipeline.

•Ensure automated tests are executed continuously during the sprint and on every release.

•Collaborate daily with developers to integrate testing into the development workflow (shift-left testing).

•Contribute to non-functional automated testing, including performance and load testing.

•Perform exploratory and targeted manual testing where automation is not effective or not yet available.

•Promote best practices for test automation, test code quality, and maintainability.

•Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies and support continuous improvement of testing processes.

•Share knowledge within the testing community and mentor team members on automation practices.

Qualifications and Experience

•2–3+ years of experience as a Test Automation Engineer / Agile Tester, preferably on web-based systems.

•Strong experience in test automation within Agile/Scrum environments.

•Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

•Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks for functional and integration testing.

•Experience with Playwright (or similar modern web automation tools) is a strong plus.

•Good knowledge of software testing principles, including unit, integration, and system testing.

•Familiarity with performance and load testing tools and methodologies.

•Ability to read, understand, and collaborate on production code with developers.

•Experience in enterprise software delivery environments.

•Strong communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.

•Fluent in English.

What we offer

We offer a range of benefits including new Learning opportunities, a comprehensive Welfare System, Life and Health Insurance, Modern Workstation and Discounts within the MSC group.

Moreover, MSC Technology Italy fosters a culture of innovation and wellbeing by simultaneously pursuing various initiatives. These include Meetups, Technical and General Events such as Gaming Tournaments, Company Charity Initiatives and a Sustainability program designed to benefit all employees.

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.