Senior QA Automation Engineer – Frontend & Backend Testing

SantéVet; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Santévet Group in Barcelona is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our growing team. You will build and maintain test automation frameworks, drive testing strategies, and ensure high-quality front-end and back-end tests across projects.

With 5+ years of QA automation experience, you will mentor teams, promote a quality-driven culture, and collaborate with QA, development, and product teams. English fluency is required, and mobile testing experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a QA Automation Engineer
• Strong hands-on experience in automation (E2E, integration, unit testing)
• Experience with modern automation tools such as Cypress or Playwright
• Ability to define and implement testing strategies across teams or projects
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or leading QA initiatives
• Strong passion for building a quality-driven culture
• Fluent in English
• Experience in mobile testing is a plus
• ISTQB Test Automation certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Contribute to overall product quality
• Identify, analyze, report, and track defects
• Build and maintain test automation frameworks and tools
• Enable teams to create and run reliable front-end and back-end tests
• Define testing strategies and ensure high-quality test data and coverage
• Integrate quality practices throughout the development lifecycle
• Ensure continuous and optimal software performance
• Guide teams toward better quality practices based on their context
• Set up and maintain automated testing tools
• Manage test data sets
• Raise awareness about the importance of a strong quality strategy

Skills

QA Automation

E2E testing

Team mentoring

Quality culture

Fluent English

Education

ISTQB Test Automation certification

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

Santévet Group in Barcelona is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our growing team. You will build and maintain test automation frameworks, drive testing strategies, and ensure high-quality front-end and back-end tests across projects.

With 5+ years of QA automation experience, you will mentor teams, promote a quality-driven culture, and collaborate with QA, development, and product teams. English fluency is required, and mobile testing experience is a plus.