Senior Automation QA Engineer

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our team full-time in Bulgaria.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Senior Automation QA Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Architect test automation frameworks from scratch
• Develop automated functional UI tests & API/Service level tests
• Integrate automated scripts into the CI/CD process
• Develop, maintain, and expand automated testing infrastructure
• Devise and document test frameworks, coding standards, preferred design patterns, and development methodologies
• Ensure code quality with peer reviews to ensure guidelines and standards are followed
• Define Quality Metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, and testing efficiency, and measure the overall quality of the product as a part of the test automation process
• Conclude and report about the quality of the product under test
• Collaborate with other members of the QA team to automate the manual test processes
• Manage, analyze, and mitigate testing risks
• Onboarding of new team members on the project
• Technical advice for the testing teams

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional experience in QA Automation of Web and backend/API testing
• Experience with such frameworks as Cypress, Playwright with JS
• Excellent knowledge of different testing methods, techniques, types, and methodologies
• Experience creating test documentation (test strategy, test plans, etc.)
• Experience in the creation of automation frameworks from scratch
• Solid skills in JavaScript, programming patterns, and principles
• Experience in integrating test reporting (Allure or similar)
• Experience with BDD, ATDD, and TDD approaches
• Experience with continuous integration processes and tools, CI/CD pipelines
• Good knowledge of AWS/Azure DevOps services
• Experience with message brokers/queues: SQS, SNS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc
• Good Knowledge of SQL and no-SQL DBs (PostgreSQL, mongo, redis, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Docker
• Experience of working in an Agile Scrum/Kanban development environment
• Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or relevant
• Good English skills – Upper-Intermediate and above

Desirable:

• Experience with mobile automation, cloud device farms
• Knowledge of other programming languages would be a great plus
• Integration of GDPR principles in automated testing

Personal skills:

• Self-motivated to continually learn and adopt the latest industry innovations and technology
• Self-disciplined and result-oriented, able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Good team player, motivated to solve complex tasks
• Good analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

What`s in it for you?

• Care: your health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, Multisport cards, as well as financial and legal consultations
• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications
• Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
• Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up
• Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
• Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
• Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:

Ciklum entered Bulgaria in 2022 to expand its presence in Eastern Europe. We are ready to welcome bright talents.

Be a part of a big story created right now. Let’s grow our delivery center in Bulgaria together! Boost your skills and knowledge: create and innovate with like-minded professionals—all of that within a global company with a local spirit and start-up soul.

Be bold, not bored!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.