Senior QA Automation Engineer 100% (f/m/d)

Julius Baer; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join an Agile team in Madrid. You will design, develop and maintain test automation frameworks, ensure software quality, and guide the team on testing best practices across UI and API levels.

You may perform manual testing when needed and collaborate on data preparation, regression suites, and defect management. English required; Spanish a plus in a banking context.

Qualifications

• Work experience in an agile team is mandatory.
• Experience in leading/supporting all testing initiatives of an agile team from Dev to acceptance testing.
• Strong experience in Test case design to ensure proper coverage of requirements/acceptance criteria.
• Experience in risk based testing.
• 5+ years general Test Automation experience covering UI and API.
• Used to perform manual testing as needed.
• Self-guided exploration of DB to find relevant test data.
• Good Jira knowledge. Basic XRAY knowledge is a plus.
• Further experiences which are not mandatory but a strong plus: cloud technologies, web application architecture, banking domain knowhow related.

Responsibilities

• Work as an embedded QA Automation Engineer in an Agile team.
• Drive all quality aspects of the team in regard to Software Quality.
• Test case design to ensure proper coverage of requirements and the execution of the same.
• Identify tests for test automation.
• Automate identified test cases using Playwright with Typescript on UI or API level.
• Perform manual testing as needed, including periods where manual testing may be the primary responsibility.
• Create or organise required Test data.
• Maintain (add, remove, update) regression test cases.
• Execute and document the execution of tests in an audit proved manner.
• Be able to read and write some code if needed in Java / #C.
• Defect Management

Skills

Agile team

Test leadership

Test design

Risk-based testing

Test automation

UI & API

Manual testing

DB data exploration

Cloud technologies

Web app architecture

Banking domain knowledge

English proficiency

Spanish language

Education

BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

XRay

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer you will join one of our agile teams. Your primary objective will be to design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts to ensure the quality and reliability of our software web applications. Additionally, you will provide guidance and support to the team on software quality-related topics, including development testing, and ensure an efficient testing setup to maximize testing throughput and minimize overall testing effort.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Work as an embedded QA Automation Engineer in an Agile team
• Drive all quality aspects of the team in regard to Software Quality
• Test case design to ensure proper coverage of requirements and the execution of the same
• Identify tests for test automation
• Automate identified test cases using Playwright with Typescript on UI or API level
• Perform manual testing as needed, including periods where manual testing may be the primary responsibility
• Create or organise required Test data
• Maintain (add, remove, update) regression test cases
• Execute and document the execution of tests in an audit proved manner
• Be able to read and write some code if needed in Java / #C
• Defect Management

YOUR PROFILE

• Work experience in an agile team is mandatory, in a DevOps setup is a strong plus
• Experience in leading/supporting all testing initiatives of an agile team from Dev to acceptance testing
• Strong experience in Test case design (TCD) to ensure proper coverage of requirements/acceptance criteria
• Experience in risk based testing
• 5+ years general Test Automation experience covering UI and API
• Used to perform manual testing as needed, including periods where manual testing may be the primary responsibility
• Self-guided exploration of DB to find relevant test data
• Good Jira knowledge. Basic XRAY knowledge is a plus
• Further experiences which are not mandatory but a strong plus: cloud technologies, web application architecture, banking domain knowhow related

to Client Lifecycle Management

Education and skills:

• Excellent command in English (C1/C2). Fluent Spanish would be a big plus
• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• ISTQB Foundation Level certification is a plus
• Accurate and reliable
• Pro-active attitude
• Motivated personality
• Resilience
• Likes to work in a team and is flexible, likes to find solutions to complex problems together
• Strong commitment to the quality of the project