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Job description

Job title: QA Engineer

Location: Portugal

My client are seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated test suites to ensure high-quality software delivery. You will work closely with development teams to integrate these suites. Build and deployment pipelines, ensuring smooth and efficient testing processes.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement automated test suites to ensure system robustness.
Integrate automated testing into existing build and deployment processes.
Maintain and update tests in line with evolving system architecture and design.
Connect automation frameworks with current tools, such as JIRA.
Create and manage defect workflows in conjunction with automated testing.
Design and publish actionable metrics to monitor and support automated testing efforts.
Develop and implement performance test suites.
Perform various types of testing: Functional, API, Automation, Performance, and Load.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in QA engineering and test automation.
Extensive experience working in Agile environments, ideally with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Strong programming skills in Java, with experience
Proficient in Agile development methodologies.
Familiarity with technologies such as:
CI/CD tools: Maven, Sonar, Git, TeamCity or Jenkins, Docker.
Experience working in banking or finance-related environments is preferred.
Knowledge of testing frameworks and tools such as:
Testing: JUnit, WebdriverIO, Protractor, JMeter, or similar tool

Required profile