Job Description
Role description
The Senior QA Automation Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality software by driving the development and execution of robust automated testing strategies. This position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, and DevOps, to design, implement, and maintain scalable testing frameworks.
The Senior QA Automation Engineer advocates for Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) approaches while leveraging advanced testing tools and techniques to maximize automation coverage within CI/CD pipelines. With a focus on continuous improvement, this role combines technical expertise, analytical problem-solving, and proactive collaboration to enhance software quality and team efficiency.
Key Accountabilities
Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, DevOps and other QA Automation Engineers to contribute to both the testing of new product features, and the improvement of testing of existing/legacy features, using technologies and tools including Reqnroll/Specflow, Postman, Playwright, Swagger, Selenium
Analyse business requirements, internal designs and non-functional requirements and estimate user stories collaboratively with the team
Advocating and continuing to maintain an automated Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) approach with all software solutions
Write and execute robust test scripts, attaining a high percentage of test automation and regression within CI/CD pipelines
Manual exploratory testing and maintenance of a clear manual test plan for any test scenarios that can't be automated
Review logs and databases as part of the testing process, and automate this where possible
Following industry best practices and ensure other members of the team do likewise
Required skills and Experience:
Professional level (6+ years’ experience) as an Automation QA within a modern software development environment
Experience with C# .Net
Strong experience with REST APIs and API testing strategies
BDD experience with high focus on test automation vs manual testing
Strong understanding of a balanced Test Pyramid with separation of unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Able to describe differences and identify candidates for Unit, Integration & E2E tests
Experience improving, refactoring, and rewriting tests
Experience ensuring that tests run within CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Specflow/Reqnroll
Understanding of SQL
Experience with agile methodologies
Fluent English (min. B2)
Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies and techniques
Good team collaboration and communication skills
Attention to detail
Nice to have
Previous experience in the payments industry or with PCI DSS compliance is advantageous
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and containerisation tools like Docker and localstack
Experience with performance and non-functional testing
Knowledge of testing highly available, scalable, and business-critical systems
Offer
Location: Cracow (hybrid: 2 days/week from office)
B2B contract (via SHIMI)
Rate: up to 137 PLN/h nett + VAT
Project start date: ASAP
Long-term engagement
Skills & Requirements
About Shimi
SHIMI Designs and Consulting Engineers Private Limited is one of the growing engineering design companies having good reputation since 1989. SHIMI Staff comprises of qualified professionals who have developed and implemented modern design, drawing and management techniques and proven supervisory methods. SHIMI is having its head office at Chennai and has extensively deputed Personnel on-site in line with the various requirements of projects undertaken. SHIMI works on the Profit Center Concept. SHIMI offers years of comprehensive project experience in planning, technical consultancy, designing and management services in the fields of Process Industry, Power plant, SPM machines, Mechanical Equipment, Piping, Civil, Structural, Architectural, Electrical and Instrumentation. SHIMI also offers integrated services from conceptualizing to designing and monitoring of large and small projects, assuring top quality, optimal resource utilization and timely completion. Mechanical – Design, Modeling and Detail Drawings. Piping – Design, preparation of G.A, P & ID, Piping Layouts, Equipment Layouts & Isometric Drawings Stress Analysis Modeling through PDS Software. Civil – R.C.C, Steel Structural, Architecture Design and Detail Drawings. Stress Analysis and Modeling Electrical & Instrumentation – Design and Detail Drawings PDS / PDMS / CADWORKZ.
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