Position: Senior Test Automation Engineer
Company: N-iX
Category: QA Automation
Experience required: 2y
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-02-01T00:00:00+02:00

You will provide a high level of expertise in the areas of Automated QA activities for applications developed by our client, with a particular focus on client web applications, web components, high volume data flow/transactions, and QA Automation framework. The Senior QA Engineer should have strong development, communication, and planning skills as well as in-depth knowledge of quality assurance techniques, testing concepts, methodologies, and tools.

**Responsibilities:**
- Setup and maintain API automation testing framework
- Do manual API testing of backend services with Postman or other tools.
- Understand application workflow and write test strategies, test plans, and test cases throughout the development lifecycle
- Ensure test plans thoroughly cover all requirements and use cases
- Continuously maintain/improve the automation baseline and existing test cases in order to achieve better coverage and quality
- Participate in sprint planning activities and lead QA team members in the estimating planning, scheduling and performing of automated and manual testing
- Setup and configure test environments and import test data
- Work closely with Software Engineers to perform early testing on components prior to integration builds
- Manage defect tracking and proactively identify risks to management; monitor and report results
- Perform root cause analysis of defects, conduct lessons learned meetings and propose improvements in processes and methodologies
- Report QA status, as appropriate, to keep project stakeholders informed on deliverables and timelines Foster a continuous improvement approach to QA activities
- Perform automation scripting code reviews and encourage best practices amongst QA engineers

**Requirements:**
- BS in computer science or related field
- Minimum of 3-5 years experience as a QA Engineer role with solid progression in responsibility
- Good understanding of JavaScript
- Experience with Kafka testing
- Experience with writing simple SQL scripts to test results in database
- Good understanding of microservices architecture
- Be able to work with other teams and collaborate with them.
- Experience with testing high-performance systems
- Advanced knowledge of system development lifecycle, methodology, and testing knowledge.
- Expert ability to apply quality assurance techniques to in-depth testing and test plans.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to investigate and research multiple sources
- Expert ability to apply concepts of unit, system, regression, product, integration, and acceptance testing.
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills

**We offer:**
- Flexible working hours
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Possibility of partial remote work
- Best hardware
- A masseur and a corporate doctor
- Healthcare \ sport benefits
- An inspiring and comfy office

**Professional growth:**
- Challenging tasks and innovative projects
- Meetups and events for professional development
- An individual development plan
- Mentorship program

**Fun:**
- Corporate events and outstanding parties
- Exciting team buildings
- Memorable anniversary presents
- A fun zone where you can play video games, foosball, ping pong, and more