Senior Test Automation Engineer
About The Position
Optiveum is recruiting and contracting for a client in the banking industry. The Senior Test Automation Engineer will support the development and maintenance of automated tests for Master Data Management (MDM) solutions, focusing on SOAP and REST API testing, database and integration testing, and automation of backend and data distribution processes. The role also contributes to the automation strategy, the design of scalable and maintainable test frameworks, and the adoption of AI-assisted solutions to increase test coverage and reduce manual effort. The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and hybrid, with three days per week in the office. Work locations are Gdańsk, Gdynia, or Warsaw. The stated rate is up to 125 PLN per hour net on a B2B basis. There are three openings. The cooperation agreement will be signed directly with Optiveum.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience in automated software testing, preferably in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of QA methodology, including test planning, design and execution, defect management, regression testing, and continuous quality improvement.
- Hands-on test automation development in Java 17 or later, with strong object-oriented programming knowledge, Clean Code principles, and POJO-based design patterns.
- Strong practical experience with RESTAssured, JUnit 5, and Lombok.
- Understanding of REST architecture, including resources, HTTP methods, status codes, JSON/XML payloads, and SOAP/WSDL contracts.
- Hands-on API testing of REST and SOAP services, integration flows, backend services, and data distribution processes.
- Experience with Allure reporting, including request/response evidence and failure categorization.
- Good SQL skills and experience in database testing and data validation.
- Experience testing integration solutions, including asynchronous flows, Kafka-based integrations, data pipelines, and event-driven architecture.
- Practical experience with qTest and Jira.
- Strong Git skills, including branching strategies such as GitFlow and trunk-based development, pull requests, code reviews, and conflict resolution.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Jenkins and/or Bamboo.
- Good understanding of Agile practices and Scrum ceremonies.
- Experience preparing test evidence, automation reporting, and test coverage documentation.
- Ability to mentor less experienced team members.
- Proactive mindset and ability to work in a cross-functional team.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Willingness to provide a criminal record certificate.
Nice To Haves
- UI test automation experience with Selenium or Playwright.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement automated tests for APIs, integration processes, and data flows.
- Develop and maintain existing test automation frameworks.
- Create regression tests and integrate them with CI/CD processes.
- Support implementation of an “Automation First” approach.
- Collaborate with developers, analysts, Product Owners, and other MDM ART teams.
- Support automation for both new features and existing products.
- Analyze test results and prepare test evidence.
- Use AI and GitHub Copilot to improve test automation efficiency.
- Mentor less experienced team members in test automation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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