G17 - Software Quality Engineer

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Quality Automation Engineer to drive end-to-end quality assurance across modern digital products. You will be responsible for designing and implementing automation strategies, building scalable test frameworks, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring high-quality software releases. Working closely with developers, product managers, and UX teams, you will champion quality throughout the software development lifecycle while contributing to continuous improvement and production support.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end testing strategy, covering both functional and non-functional testing.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks, test plans, and test cases aligned with evolving business requirements.
• Integrate automated testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines to enable fast feedback, parallel execution, flaky test detection, and comprehensive reporting.
• Promote shift-left testing practices by collaborating with developers and product teams on testability, code reviews, and acceptance criteria.
• Manage test environments, including test data preparation, masking, mocking, and environment dependencies.
• Lead defect triage activities and work closely with engineering teams to resolve issues efficiently.
• Define, monitor, and analyse quality metrics such as test stability, failure rates, escaped defects, and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR).
• Partner with technical leads to establish and execute the long-term quality assurance roadmap.
• Support production issue investigation and resolution when required.
• Drive continuous improvements in testing processes, automation coverage, and release quality.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software quality assurance with strong hands-on test automation experience.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, risk-based testing, and quality engineering best practices.
• Experience building and maintaining automated testing frameworks within CI/CD environments.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with modern web application technologies; familiarity with React and backend frameworks is an advantage.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cucumber, Jest, or Mocha.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or Locust is an advantage.
• Familiarity with application security testing and collaboration with Application Security (AppSec) teams.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.