QA Automation Engineer

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

We are looking for a talented and motivated Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our development team. The successful candidate will work closely with developers, product owners, and engineering stakeholders to deliver high-quality features from the product backlog in an Agile environment. The role combines manual and automated testing, with a strong focus on test automation, continuous quality improvement, and early defect identification. The ideal candidate has a keen eye for detail and a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset. They take ownership, demonstrate initiative, work independently, and contribute to the wider engineering community by sharing knowledge and staying current with modern testing practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of an Agile development team to deliver features from the product backlog.
• Understand business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios and test cases.
• Create, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and supporting QA documentation.
• Protect the quality of new and existing features through manual, automated, and regression testing.
• Contribute to testing at multiple levels, including unit, integration, API, system, end-to-end, and regression testing.
• Estimate testing effort to support sprint planning and product roadmap commitments.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and test results.

Test Automation & Framework Development

• Identify suitable test cases for automation and develop maintainable automated regression suites.
• Develop and maintain GUI, REST/API, integration, and end-to-end automated tests.
• Use Selenium, TypeScript, Node.js, and Cucumber.js to develop and maintain automated tests.
• Apply Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) practices using Gherkin.
• Design and maintain reusable automation frameworks using the Page Object Model (POM) and appropriate design patterns.
• Improve test coverage, automation reliability, and engineering efficiency.

API, Integration & Distributed Systems Testing

• Perform REST API testing and validate application integrations.
• Test distributed systems and microservice-based applications independently and end-to-end.
• Investigate failures across application components and validate data flows between services.
• Work with relational and non-relational data stores to validate application behaviour and data integrity.
• Support testing activities involving MySQL, relational databases, and Elasticsearch.

Quality Engineering & Development Collaboration

• Collaborate with developers to build quality into the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in development activities using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) practices.
• Contribute to technical discussions and develop an understanding of platform architecture and technical solutions.
• Work with developers and product owners to investigate defects, establish root causes, and validate fixes.
• Apply software engineering principles, including DRY, KISS, and SOLID, to automation development.
• Follow relevant design patterns, including Factory, Builder, Strategy, Decorator, Facade, and Adapter.

Defect Management & Reporting

• Track, analyse, and communicate test results, defects, risks, and quality metrics promptly.
• Analyse test failures, identify root causes, and collaborate with developers on corrective actions.
• Document defects with clear reproduction steps, expected results, and actual results.
• Monitor defect resolution and perform regression testing to validate fixes.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.

CI/CD & Engineering Tools

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated quality gates, and continuous improvement of QA practices.
• Work with Jenkins, Git, Gradle, Artifactory, and IntelliJ IDEA as part of testing and development workflows.
• Support automated test execution within continuous integration environments.
• Use JIRA and Confluence for defect tracking, test documentation, and team collaboration.
• Use Kibana and Datadog for application monitoring, troubleshooting, and investigation.

Security & Continuous Improvement

• Apply knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 and common web application security considerations during testing.
• Proactively improve test coverage, automation practices, product quality, and engineering efficiency.
• Stay current with modern testing technologies, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Manage competing priorities and deliver testing activities within sprint timelines with minimal supervision.

Required Technical Skills & Competencies

• 6+ years of professional experience in software testing, quality assurance, or a similar role.
• Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments.
• Good knowledge of testing methodologies, test planning, test case design, and test documentation.
• Strong understanding of manual testing and regression testing.
• Hands-on test automation experience across UI and REST/API layers.
• Strong experience with Selenium and modern web automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of TypeScript and Node.js-based testing frameworks.
• Experience with REST APIs and API testing techniques.
• Experience testing distributed systems and microservice-based applications.
• Understanding of TDD and BDD practices, including Cucumber.js and Gherkin.
• Knowledge of automation framework design patterns, including Page Object Model, Factory, Builder, Strategy, Decorator, Facade, and Adapter.
• Understanding of software engineering principles, including DRY, KISS, and SOLID.
• Good understanding of OWASP Top 10 and common web application security considerations.
• Experience analysing test failures, identifying root causes, and collaborating with developers.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organisational skills.

Must-Have Skills

• Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering
• Manual Testing
• Automation Testing
• Selenium
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• REST API Testing
• Regression Testing
• Test Planning and Test Case Design
• GUI, Integration, and End-to-End Testing
• Agile/Scrum
• Distributed Systems and Microservices Testing
• Test Automation Frameworks
• Defect Tracking and Root Cause Analysis
• CI/CD Fundamentals
• Strong Communication and Problem-Solving Skills

Good to Have Skills

• Cucumber.js and BDD/Gherkin
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• MySQL and relational databases
• Elasticsearch
• Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines
• Git, Gradle, and Artifactory
• JIRA and Confluence
• IntelliJ IDEA
• Kibana and Datadog
• OWASP Top 10 and web application security
• Experience in financial services, fintech, supply chain finance, or enterprise applications
• Experience designing scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks

Desired Attributes

• Ownership: Takes responsibility for quality, testing outcomes, and delivery.
• Attention to Detail: Identifies defects, edge cases, and risks early.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with developers, product owners, QA engineers, and stakeholders.
• Continuous Learning: Keeps up to date with testing technologies and methodologies.
• Problem-Solving: Investigates issues systematically and identifies root causes.
• Communication: Clearly communicates test outcomes, risks, defects, and recommendations.
• Initiative: Proactively