Senior Test Automation & Quality Assurance Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Test Automation & Quality Assurance Engineer to support the delivery of high-quality technology solutions through comprehensive testing and quality assurance practices. This role combines manual and automation testing responsibilities, with a strong focus on functional, integration, system, regression, and backend validation activities. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify issues, improve product quality, and enhance testing efficiency through automation.

What you'll do:

• Analyse business and system requirements and prepare comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
• Design appropriate test data and execute functional, integration, system, and regression testing activities.
• Manage defects throughout the complete defect lifecycle, including logging, tracking, retesting, verification, and closure.
• Participate in defect triage discussions and collaborate with development teams to support timely issue resolution.
• Perform SQL-based data validation and backend testing to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
• Execute testing activities in Unix/Linux environments and contribute to troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Develop, maintain, and execute Selenium automation scripts to improve testing efficiency, consistency, and coverage.
• Ensure adherence to quality assurance processes, testing standards, and industry best practices, including ISTQB principles.
• Apply analytical thinking, problem-solving techniques, and debugging skills to identify and resolve quality issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance testing effectiveness and delivery quality.

Who you are:

Essential:

• Graduate or Postgraduate degree, preferably in Engineering or another technical discipline.
• Experience in software testing across functional, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Strong knowledge of test case design, execution, and defect management processes.
• Hands-on experience with SQL queries and database validation activities.
• Working knowledge of Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience in defect tracking and collaboration with development teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desired:

• ISTQB Certification.
• Experience with Selenium automation.
• Experience with Selenium using Python.

What skills you will learn:

• Advanced test automation using Selenium and Python.
• Enterprise-level defect management and quality assurance processes.
• Database testing and SQL-based validation techniques.
• Unix/Linux environments and troubleshooting practices.
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Best-practice software testing methodologies aligned to ISTQB principles.
• Continuous improvement and quality optimisation approaches.