Senior Automation QA Engineer
SpainRemote
AI Summary
Senior Automation QA Engineer responsible for owning and delivering test automation for complex systems, with strong hands-on experience in automated testing frameworks, API testing, CI/CD, and mentoring junior QA engineers.
About this role
We are looking for a skilled and driven Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our growing team.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in QA automation, SDET, or quality engineering roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Solid experience with API testing and backend validation.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, test strategies, and quality engineering best practices.
- Ability to independently own and deliver test automation for complex systems.
- Experience with tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, REST Assured, Postman, Gatling, JMeter, or similar.
- Experience testing distributed systems, cloud-native applications, or data platforms.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Exposure to performance, load, or reliability testing.
- Experience mentoring junior QA engineers.
Nice-to-haves:
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker and Kubernetes), along with hands-on experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines for test automation, particularly contributing to the creation of pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) and setting up automation testing environments..
- Independent/Autonomy.
- Solid Communication Skills.
- Proactive/Ownership.
- Innovative.
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
Skills
API TestingAWSAzureBackend ValidationCI/CD PipelinesCloud EnvironmentsCloud-native ApplicationsCypressData PlatformsDistributed SystemsDockerGatlingGCPJavaJavaScriptJMeterKubernetesLoad TestingPerformance TestingPlaywrightPostmanPythonQuality Engineering Best PracticesReliability TestingREST AssuredSDLCSeleniumTest StrategiesTypeScript
