Senior QA Engineer (W/M)

Randstad (Schweiz) AG; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading staffing agency seeks a Senior QA Engineer in Barcelona. You will redefine quality assurance practices by introducing intelligent automation and collaborate with teams throughout the development lifecycle. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of testing experience, strong knowledge of QA methodologies, and is fluent in English and French. This role offers an opportunity to innovate and enhance product quality in a stimulating environment.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in manual and automated testing.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and tools.
• Ability to design and maintain test frameworks.
• Solid understanding of Agile practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsabilidades

• Redefine quality practices with modern tools.
• Integrate QA processes with CI/CD pipelines.
• Promote Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Actively contribute to QA codebase.

Conocimientos

Manual and automated testing experience

QA methodologies knowledge

Test frameworks design

Agile practices understanding

Excellent problem-solving skills

Mentoring junior QA engineers

API testing tools experience

Fluent in English

Herramientas

Postman

Selenium

Cucumber

Kotlin

Python

JavaScript

Gitlab

Docker

AWS

GCP

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer with a forward-thinking mindset to join our QA team. This role is pivotal in evolving our current QA stack into a more scalable, maintainable, and intelligent testing ecosystem.

You will be at the forefront of redefining how quality is built into our products—introducing modern tools, methodologies, and experimentation to elevate our QA capabilities.

Your daily missions will include:

• Champion QA Excellence

  Promote, refine, and scale QA best practices across Splio. Stay ahead of market trends by exploring emerging technologies and methodologies in quality assurance.

  Architect and implement a modern QA strategy focused on intelligent automation and continuous testing.

  Experiment with and integrate AI-powered testing tools to automate test case generation, bug prediction, and test optimization.

  Promote new practice like Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) to enhance collaboration between QA, Product, and Engineering.

• Feature Team Integration

  Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Developers, and DevOps to ensure quality is embedded from ideation to release.

  Join a cross-functional feature team using agile workflows. Drive quality from within by establishing robust test strategies, automating test suites, and continuously improving testing processes.

• Hands-on Contribution

  Actively contribute to the QA and application codebase: participate in architecture discussions, conduct code reviews, write and maintain test cases, and support release activities.

  Deploy self-healing automation frameworks to reduce maintenance overhead and improve test resilience.

  Embed QA orchestration into CI/CD pipelines for real-time observability and control.

  Advocate for low-code/no-code testing platforms to democratize test creation across teams.

• Cross-Team Communication

  Interface regularly with engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality software. Advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle.

🧠 What you bring:

• Proven experience in manual and automated testing (5+ years preferred)
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Ability to design and maintain scalable, maintainable test frameworks
• Solid understanding of Agile development practices
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to mentor junior QA engineers and lead quality initiatives

📈 Expected Impact:

• Accelerate release cycles while maintaining high quality standards
• Improve test coverage and reduce manual testing bottlenecks
• Enhance early detection of bugs and performance issues
• Align QA efforts with product innovation and customer experience
• Reduce technical debt and increase maintainability of test infrastructure

🎯 Skills:

• Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)
• Knowledge of SQL and database testing
• Exposure to performance and security testing
• Programming skills in Kotlin, Python, JavaScript
• Framework/Lib: Selenium, Cucumber, Postman/Newman, Pytest
• Data: Clickhouse, BigQuery, Kafka, MySQL
• Dev Env: Gitlab, Docker, K8S
• Hosting: AWS, GCP
• Profile: Good communication skills to build relationships, trust, and respect
• A strong interest for software test practices
• Good background in tech, allowing you to adapt and understand new technologies
• Able to lead by example, hands‑on and ownership
• Enjoy working as a team
• Comfortable in dealing with change and uncertainty during the software development lifecycle
• Good knowledge about Agile development practices
• Fluent in English and French mandatory

📍Based in Barcelona or Tunis