Senior QA Engineer

Interval; Frankfurt; Remote; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech company is seeking a Senior QA Engineer for a remote position with occasional travel to the client's office in Germany. The role involves developing and executing tests for a hybrid data platform. Candidates should have experience with various testing types, data technologies, and CI/CD processes. Flexibility in working hours and access to diverse projects are offered.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Competitive pay

Access to various projects

Qualifikationen

• Deep understanding of various testing types and levels.
• Experience with data technologies like Spark and MongoDB.
• Strong user experience with test management software.

Aufgaben

• Analyze requirements and define test strategies.
• Create and execute component-level and integration-level tests.
• Implement automated testing for Kubernetes-based data services.

Kenntnisse

Functional testing

Regression testing

Security testing

API testing

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

TestRail

Kubernetes

Docker

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

This is a remote position.

Location : Remote (occasional travel to the client office in Germany required)

Start Date : 01 / 10 / 2025

Contract Type : Freelance / Contract Full-Time

We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to support the delivery of an internal cloud-native platform designed to accelerate the development and deployment of software products. This platform provides application teams with self-service capabilities for infrastructure data service lifecycle management, application build and delivery, as well as operational services. It is deployed in a hybrid cloud environment combining private and public cloud infrastructure.

This position is responsible for developing data services of a hybrid data platform such as a private cloud as well as public cloud and towards a future infrastructure (based on critical infrastructure for an energy industry client). We are building managed SQL and NoSQL database services as well as data processing and messaging capabilities and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of requirements and technical dependencies for data technologies including databases, data processing frameworks and Kubernetes-based operators.
• Review of design and implementation details to define appropriate test strategies.
• Creation of component-level and integration-level test designs.
• Execution of manual tests where automation is not feasible.
• Implementation and maintaining of automated testing for Kubernetes-based data services.
• Development of automated test suites for data technologies such as Spark, MongoDB and Data Catalog.
• Integration of automated tests into CI / CD pipelines for continuous validation.
• Maintaining and updating automation scripts to ensure compatibility with evolving platform components.
• Contribution to the overall QA strategy for the hybrid data platform.
• Coordination with QA engineering to manage cross-component dependencies.
• Participating in QA scope estimation planning and prioritisation if necessary for the delivery of service.
• Performing regression testing and provide release quality approvals.
• Identification and documentation of quality risks ensuring they are addressed before deployment.

Enable higher quality work

• Coordination with development and PO to increase awareness about quality.
• Enabling other stakeholders for contribution into quality products.

Requirements

Eligibility

• Residency in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland

Main Requirements

• Experience and deep understanding of different types (functional, regression, security, availability, etc.) and levels of testing.
• Component integration (end-to-end) testing in test design and reporting.
• Experience with data technologies (Spark, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, etc.).
• Experience within API testing and pytest.
• Working experience with CI / CD.
• Experience in implementation and the improvement of QA processes on a project from scratch.
• Good understanding of Kubernetes (containers, Docker, Helm).
• Strong user experience with Jira, Confluence, and test management software.
• Experience in ambiguity, complex and fast-changing large-scale projects.
• Experience in abstracting relevant information and communicating to different stakeholders.
• Experience in enabling development for higher quality work.

Language Requirements

• Fluent English in speech and writing (at least C1).

Preferred Experience

• Experience with test automation framework implementation / adjustment.
• Experience with TestRail.
• Experience with infrastructure platform projects.
• Experience with GCP, Azure, AWS public clouds.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles, CI / CD pipelines, infrastructure automation.

Benefits

As a freelancer / contractor with us you will enjoy flexible working hours and the freedom to choose your own projects. Our platform gives you access to exciting projects in various industries and supports you in advancing your career. You’ll benefit from competitive pay and a dedicated team to help you with any questions you may have. Work independently and utilise our strong network to achieve your professional goals.

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1