Senior Automation QA Engineer

Ciklum; Brasil; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Professional growth programs

Global project exposure

Flexible work options

Team building events

Job summary

Ciklum is seeking a Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our Brazil team on a full-time basis. You will build automation frameworks from scratch, develop automated UI and API tests, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines for a healthcare platform that connects clients with psychologists and insurance providers.

You will lead testing efforts, define quality metrics, analyze results, and collaborate across a cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in QA Automation for Web and backend/API testing.
• Experience creating/maintaining test docs (test plans/strategy).
• Linux experience; shell scripting (Python, bash).
• Automation framework development from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Architect test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Develop automated UI & API tests.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain and expand testing infrastructure.
• Lead code reviews and enforce high-quality standards.
• Define quality metrics and track test effectiveness.

Skills

QA Automation

Python

Selenium

Playwright

CI/CD

Docker

SQL

GCP

API testing

Linux Bash

Tools

Pytest

Robot Framework

Postman

REST API

Job description

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

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.

The client is a healthcare platform focused onmental health services. It enables clients to schedule appointments with psychologists and psychotherapists while integrating with various US insurance providers and mental health networks. The platform offers subscription packages for mental health and ensures accessibility through multiple insurance options.

Responsibilities:

• Architect test automation frameworks from scratch
• Develop automated functional UI & API tests
• Integrate automated scripts into the CI/CD process
• Develop, maintain, and expand automated testing infrastructure
• Leads code reviews, sets high-quality standards and guides team members in writing better code
• 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
• Analyze test results and report about stability of the product under test
• Collaborate with other members of the team to automate the manual test processes
• Manage, analyze, and mitigate testing risks
• Onboarding of new team members on the project
• Suggests improvements to testing and release workflow

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional experience in QA Automation of Web and backend/API testing
• Excellent knowledge of different testing methods, techniques, types, and methodologies
• Experience in the creation or active maintenance of test documentation (test strategy, test plans, etc.)
• Experience in Linux; shell scripting: Python, bash
• Experience in the creation of automation frameworks from scratch
• Solid skills in Python, programming patterns, and principles
• Experience in the test reporting process integration using specific tools
• Experience in automation scripts using UI and REST APIs using automation tools (e.g. Selenium/Playwright, Request)
• Familiarity with different automated test frameworks ( Pytest, Robot, etc.)
• Experience with BDD, ATDD, or TDD approaches
• Experience with implementation of continuous integration processes and tools, CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Docker
• Experience of working in an Agile Scrum/Kanban development environment
• English skills – Upper-Intermediate and above
• Knowledge of GCP services
• Experience with API test automation of microservices-based applications
• Knowledge of File Systems (NAS) / Block-level Storage / storage networking protocols
• Experience with mobile automation, cloud device farms
• Experience with message brokers/queues: SQS, SNS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc
• Good Knowledge of SQL and no-SQL DBs (PostgreSQL, mongo, redis, etc.)
• Different programming languageswould be a great plus

What’s in it for you?

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and mental health programs, 5 undocumented sick-leave days per year
• 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
• Long-term employment with 20 working-days paid vacation and local bank holidays
• 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:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

As we expand into Latin America, every Ciklumer is helping to shape our story. Collaborate with seasoned experts and make a global impact backed by two decades of industry leadership.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!