Testing Automation Lead - QA

Amaris Consulting; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 55.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An innovative consulting firm in Madrid is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to lead automation strategies and ensure consistent quality across teams. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in test automation, particularly with Selenium and API testing using Postman. You'll architect scalable automated frameworks and develop test scripts for UI, API, and end-to-end scenarios. The role offers a hybrid work setting, professional growth, and attractive social benefits. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Servicios

Flexible work options

Annual personal training budget

Company-paid certifications

Private health insurance

Formación

• At least 3 years of experience in test automation and framework implementation.
• English fluency (written and spoken).
• Experience writing test strategy, test plans, and defect reporting processes.

Responsabilidades

• Define, design, and maintain test governance across multiple teams.
• Lead the automation strategy and roadmap.
• Architect and implement scalable BDD automation frameworks.

Conocimientos

Test automation

Selenium

RESTful API testing

Postman

CI/CD tools (Jenkins)

JavaScript automation tools

SQL

Agile methodology

Herramientas

Playwright

Cucumber

Bitbucket

Git

Descripción del empleo

Take your career to the next level with Amaris Consulting as a Senior Test Automation Engineer. Become part of an international team, thrive in a global group with €800M turnover and 1,000+ clients worldwide, and an agile environment by planning the kickoff and follow-up on projects. Join Amaris Consulting, where you can develop your potential and make a difference within the company.

WHAT WOULD YOU NEED?

• At least 3 years of experience in test automation and framework implementation.
• Hands on experience with Selenium and Playwright.
• Strong hands-on experience in RESTful API testing and automation, particularly using Postman, designing and executing automated API test collections, using Postman scripts and Newman for CI / CD execution, validating RESTful endpoints, status codes, payloads, and performance.
• Deep understanding of API design principles and experience testing RESTful services integrated with front-end and back-end systems.
• Familiarity with JavaScript automation tools (webdriver.io, Cypress, Protractor) is an advantage.
• Experience designing automation frameworks using open-source technologies aligned to the development tech stack.
• Solid experience with CI / CD tools (Jenkins) and version control (Bitbucket / Git).
• Working knowledge of SQL for test data and validation.
• Experience writing test strategy, test plans, test cases and defect reporting processes.
• Good understanding of cross-browser testing and cloud-based platforms (Sauce Labs, BrowserStack, CBT).
• Strong experience working in Agile / Scrum teams and using Jira.
• Excellent analytical skills, communication and ability to coordinate test governance across multiple teams.
• Domain knowledge in HR, Time & Payroll is a plus.
• Hybrid setting in Barcelona.
• English fluency (written and spoken).

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Define, design and maintain test governance across multiple teams to ensure consistent quality practices.
• Lead the automation strategy and roadmap, aligning with development and delivery pipelines.
• Architect and implement scalable BDD automation frameworks using Cucumber and open-source tools.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for UI (Playwright / Selenium), API and end-to-end scenarios.
• Integrate automated tests into CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins) and manage test execution in version-controlled repositories.
• Drive cross-browser and cross-platform testing using cloud test labs and optimize test stability and coverage.
• Create and maintain test documentation: strategies, plans, cases, reports and metrics for stakeholders.
• Mentor and coach QA engineers on automation best practices, code reviews and framework usage.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners and DevOps to improve testability, reliability and delivery velocity.
• Monitor test results, triage failures, report defects and support root-cause analysis.

WHY US?

• Grow rapidly with a tailored career path and salary evaluation — 70% of our senior leaders started at entry level.
• Enhance your skills through our Tech Academy catalog, Udemy e-learning, language sessions, webinars and workshops.
• Annual personal training budget and company-paid certifications.
• Flexible policies, remote work options and attractive social benefits (transit & restaurant tickets, kindergarten support, private health insurance).
• WeCare program to support employees in critical situations.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects with global clients and to influence testing practices across teams.

Amaris Consulting is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability or other characteristics.