With more than 20 years of proven experience, QUALCO is a leading Fintech solutions provider, offering a wide range of analytics-driven, highly scalable enterprise software solutions in over 35 countries worldwide. Our end-to-end technology solutions cover a wide range of needs for Banking, Financial Services, Utilities, Insurance, Retail organisations, and beyond.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Automation Tester with a strong background in test automation, API testing, and performance testing. Proficient in Java-based automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and scripting, with a passion for improving software quality through efficient test strategies and automation best practices.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field;
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar position;
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin;
- Proven experience in Implementing API test automation strategies to ensure reliability and performance of web services;
- Proven experience conducting performance and load testing using Neoload and DynaTrace to identify and resolve system bottlenecks;
- Proven experience in developing and optimizing Bash and PowerShell scripts for test execution, system monitoring, and reporting;
- Proven experience in Integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, enabling seamless continuous testing and deployment;
- Proven experience in collaborating closely with development, analysts, architecture, DevOps, and QA teams to improve test coverage and software reliability;
- Provided mentorship and guidance to junior testers, improving overall automation capabilities within the team;
- Proven experience in translation processes (TM management), Experience in XML document processing, Experience in XML workflows in legislative environments;
- ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation & Advanced Level preferred) is required;
- Certified in relevant automation tools and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified) and ITIL v4 would be considered as a plus;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities;
- Proactive and detail-oriented approach to software testing;
- Ability to work in agile and DevOps environments;
- Very good knowledge of English (at least Level B2);
- Very good knowledge of French (at least Level B2).
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Test Automation: Expertise in Java-based test automation frameworks, including Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin. Knowledge of Java development tools, including Eclipse, IntelliJ, Maven, Gradle. Excellent experience with end-to-end test automation tools, including Selenium IDE, Katalon Studio, or CypressJUnit
- API Testing: Strong experience in REST and SOAP API testing using Bruno, RestAssured, Swagger and similar tools.
- Performance & Load Testing: Hands-on experience with tools such as Neoload for load and stress testing, DynaTrace for advanced monitoring and profiling • Scripting: Proficiency in Bash scripting and PowerShell for automation and infrastructure management. Groovy, JavaScript for API web service automation. Java and JavaScript for UI and/or backend automation.
- CI/CD Integration: Experience in integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and similar tools.
- Version Control: Proficient in Git, GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
- Test Management: Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, ServiceNow for tracking and reporting defects, Wiki (Confluence) based application for tests reports.
- Cloud & Virtualization: Exposure to cloud environments such as AWS/Azure and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Test planning and strategies: Strong knowledge in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Acceptance Testing with strong experience in Agile software development. Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies used by large-scale international organizations.
- Manual testing: Strong knowledge and experience in test management, test methodology, and test implementation. Strong knowledge and experience in test plan writing, interpretation, and enhancement of User-Stories. Strong knowledge and experience in exploratory testing, including smoke test and happy path traversal scenarios.