Senior QA Automation Engineer

Description

Job ID 8730

Why Ness   

We know that people are our greatest asset. Our staff’s professionalism, innovation, teamwork, and dedication to excellence have helped us become one of the world’s leading technology companies. It is these qualities that are vital to our continued success. As a Ness employee, you will be working on products and platforms for some of the most innovative software companies in the world. 

You’ll gain knowledge working alongside other highly skilled professionals that will help accelerate your career progression.   

You’ll also benefit from an array of advantages like access to trainings and certifications, bonuses, and aids, socializing activities, and attractive compensation. 

Requirements and responsibilities  

We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our team. 

The client is one of the largest automotive marketing, retail, and after-sales solution providers in the world. We partner to deliver a seamless experience to consumers and the retail network supporting them, as well as to build platforms serving hundreds of thousands of internal users.   

What you’ll do 

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts (Playwright focus) to ensure the quality and reliability of complex business applications;
• Define and execute testing strategies across the full QA lifecycle: analysis, design, execution, defect management, regression, and release support;
• Perform manual testing by deriving test scenarios from requirements and documentation;
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and follow up on defects, including root cause analysis using logs and monitoring tools;
• Analyze application logs (e.g., Elastic, DataDog) to identify issues in QA and production environments;
  
• Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and support teams to validate features and resolve issues;
  
• Handle support tickets, reproduce issues, and follow them through to resolution;
  
• Contribute to release and patch planning, including impact assessment and validation of fixes;
  
• Maintain and optimize regression test suites with a risk-based approach;
  
• Mentor junior QA engineers and continuously improve QA processes and ways of working.
  

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of experience in software testing, preferably on complex business applications;
• Strong knowledge of the full QA lifecycle and testing methodologies;
• Excellent manual testing skills and ability to derive test scenarios independently;
• Proven experience in defect investigation and root cause analysis;
• Hands-on experience with log analysis and monitoring tools (e.g., Elastic, DataDog);
• Experience with Playwright automation (executing and contributing to test suites);
• Strong API testing skills using tools like Postman;
• Experience with tools such as Jira, GitLab, and ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow);
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and multi-environment testing;
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills;
• Ability to work independently, with strong ownership and a proactive mindset;
• Experience working in Agile teams.
  

Not checking every single requirement?     

If this role sounds good to you, even if you don’t meet every single bullet point in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. For most of the candidates that applied, we found a role that was a very good fit with their skills.     

Let’s meet and you may just be the right candidate for one of our roles.    

At Ness Digital Engineering we are willing to build a work culture that is based on diversification, inclusion, and authenticity.