Test Automation Engineer (m/f/d) – Platform & Data Services - Dresden (Hybrid)

Xcede Recruitment Solutions; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruitment agency in Germany is seeking a skilled Test Automation Engineer (m/f/d) in Dresden. This role involves designing, developing, and integrating automated test solutions, ensuring quality and performance of platform services. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's in Computer Science and ISTQB certification. Experience with API testing and Kubernetes is essential. Join a dynamic team dedicated to enhancing test automation in a cutting-edge environment.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in designing and implementing automated tests.
• Strong experience with API and functional testing.
• Experience testing complex distributed systems.

Aufgaben

• Design and execute automated tests for platform services.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipeline for continuous feedback.
• Collaborate on development of test strategies and plans.

Kenntnisse

Test automation

API testing

Functional testing

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

ISTQB certification

Tools

Postman

Swagger UI

JUnit

TestNG

Robot Framework

GitLab

Docker

Jobbeschreibung

Test Automation Engineer (m/f/d) – Platform & Data Services (8DAX1 R&D SW Platform Core & Data Services)

Location: Dresden, Germany

Working Hours: 40 hours per week (Full-time)

Start Date: January 1, 2026

Contract Duration: Until December 31, 2027 (maximum 24 months)

Languages: Advanced German and Advanced English

Career Level: Experienced Professionals (Not suitable for career starters)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Test Automation Engineer (m/f/d) to join the R&D Software Platform – Core & Data Services team in Dresden. In this role, you will design, develop, and integrate automated test solutions to ensure the quality, performance, scalability, and security of platform services and APIs within a modern CI/CD environment. This position is ideal for professionals with strong experience in test automation, API testing, distributed systems, and Kubernetes-based environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests including API, integration, functional, and end-to-end tests to validate platform services and APIs with regard to functionality, scalability, performance, and security.
• Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to enable continuous testing and rapid feedback.
• Integrate automated tests into a cross-platform automation test suite, ensuring a uniform testing and reporting structure.
• Contribute to the development of test strategies and test plans and collaborate closely with other platform teams to achieve a coherent and scalable test automation approach.
• Support transparent test reporting and continuously improve overall test coverage across distributed systems.

Required Qualifications – Education & Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• ISTQB certification is required.

Test Automation & Technical Experience

• Proven experience in the design, development, and implementation of automated tests and their integration into existing test environments and frameworks.
• Strong experience with API testing, functional testing, and integration testing.
• Experience testing complex, distributed systems and microservice architectures.
• Ideally, experience with Kubernetes and container-based environments.

Technical Skills

• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as:
  • Postman
  • Integrate
  • Swagger UI
  • RestAssured
  • JUnit
  • TestNG
  • Robot Framework
• Scripting experience with Python.
• Expert-level knowledge of:
  • GitLab
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

Optional / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience testing Identity Providers (e.g. Keycloak, Okta) and MFA solutions.
• Experience testing Secret Stores / Vaults and certificate management.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues.
• Experience testing workflow automation and orchestration.
• Experience with cluster-capable, service-oriented architectures.
• Experience testing modern web technologies.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, and Jaeger.
• Experience with security testing and related test approaches.
• Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and tools such as Cucumber.