Senior QA Automation Engineer — Java & Karate (API)

Ge Vernova; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant tickets

Hybrid working model

Referral program

Competitive salary and benefits

Permanent contract

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Sr Quality Engineer in a hybrid work model to design robust test strategies and automation frameworks using Java and Karate, ensuring reliable enterprise applications in the travel industry.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve test coverage, optimize CI pipelines and drive continuous improvement, while guiding junior engineers in test design patterns and debugging techniques.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Java for building reusable test automation components.
• Deep practical expertise in Karate for API test automation.
• Understanding of quality engineering principles such as risk-based testing and test data management.
• Familiarity with airline domain concepts including reservations, pricing and operations.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive test strategies and detailed test plans for functional regression, integration and system validation.
• Develop maintainable automation frameworks using Java and Karate for fast feedback and cross-environment consistency.
• Create robust automated regression suites and refine test cases based on defect trends and production incidents.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineers and analysts in a hybrid setting to clarify requirements and embed quality practices.
• Analyze defects using root cause techniques and drive durable quality improvements with development teams.
• Monitor and optimize test execution pipelines in CI environments to ensure reliable quality signals.
• Develop detailed test data strategies including synthetic and boundary scenarios for airline workflows.
• Review code and test designs, providing feedback to strengthen automation reliability and reusability.

Skills

Java

Karate

Test automation

CI/CD

API testing

Tools

JUnit

CI toolchains

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Sr Quality Engineer in a hybrid work model to design robust test strategies and automation frameworks using Java and Karate, ensuring reliable enterprise applications in the travel industry.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve test coverage, optimize CI pipelines and drive continuous improvement, while guiding junior engineers in test design patterns and debugging techniques.