Senior Test Automation Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Test Automation Engineer
• Domain: Master Data Management (banking)
• Work model: Hybrid (3 days/week onsite), full-time (40 h/week)
• Location: Gdańsk, Gdynia, or Warsaw
• Compensation: Up to 125 PLN/h net (B2B)

Description

Automate API, integration, and data-flow testing for Master Data Management solutions in a banking environment. Build and maintain scalable test frameworks, create regression tests integrated with CI/CD, and increase coverage while reducing manual effort with AI-assisted tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated tests for APIs, integration processes, and data flows
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks
• Create regression tests and integrate them with CI/CD
• Support an Automation First approach
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, Product Owners, and other MDM teams
• Automate 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

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in automated software testing (enterprise preferred)
• Strong QA methodology (test planning, test design/execution, defect management, regression, continuous improvement)
• Hands-on test automation development in Java 17+ with strong OOP, Clean Code, and POJO-based patterns
• Practical experience with RESTAssured, JUnit 5, and Lombok
• Solid understanding of REST architecture and SOAP/WSDL contracts (HTTP methods/status codes, JSON/XML payloads)
• Hands-on API testing for REST/SOAP services, integration flows, backend services, and data distribution
• Experience with Allure reporting (evidence and failure categorization)
• Good SQL skills for database testing and data validation
• Experience with integration solutions: asynchronous flows, Kafka integrations, data pipelines, event-driven architecture
• Practical experience with qTest and Jira
• Strong Git skills (GitFlow/trunk-based, PRs, code reviews, conflict resolution)
• Hands-on CI/CD experience with Jenkins and/or Bamboo
• Understanding of Agile and Scrum ceremonies
• Ability to prepare test evidence, automation reporting, and test coverage documentation
• Ability to mentor less experienced team members
• Excellent English communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Willingness to provide a criminal record certificate

Nice to have

• UI test automation with Selenium or Playwright

Benefits

• Up to 125 PLN/h net (B2B)
• Hybrid work model in Gdańsk, Gdynia, or Warsaw