QA Automation Engineer

Axway; South Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Axway is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to join its high-performance platform engineering team focused on API management and integration technologies. Reporting to the Team Lead, you will act as the Quality and Testing SME and drive the test strategy across the stack.

You will design and implement automated tests, mentor engineers, and collaborate with engineering, DevOps, product, and customer success to improve test coverage, reliability, and release confidence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software quality engineering or SDET roles focused on APIs and distributed platforms.
• Experience designing and implementing automated test frameworks for microservices and API-driven architectures.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Go for test automation and tooling.
• Deep understanding of API testing (REST, gRPC), including contract testing, schema validation, and mocking strategies.
• Familiarity with Valkey (or Redis), MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, including how to validate data consistency and performance across these systems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including testing in containerized and orchestrated environments.
• Strong knowledge of the test automation pyramid and experience applying it effectively in large-scale systems.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools(e.g., JMeter, Gatling, k6) and interpreting results to guide optimization.
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving quality issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and advocate for quality.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and contributing to continuous improvement in testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the test strategy aligned with platform architecture.
• Champion quality engineering best practices across all layers.
• Mentor engineers on testing techniques, automation, and performance validation.
• Establish and track quality KPIs and metrics.
• Ensure adherence to quality processes and evolve them with feedback.
• Partner with internal teams to elevate product quality.
• Act as liaison between engineering and customer-facing teams.
• Lead the design and implementation of automated tests across API layers, data stores, and service mesh components.
• Apply the test automation pyramid to ensure robust coverage.
• Build and maintain scalable test frameworks and CI/CD integrations.
• Identify and escalate quality risks and drive performance testing initiatives.
• Collaborate to prioritize quality improvements.

Skills

Test automation

API testing

Java

Python

Go

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Performance testing

Quality leadership

Agile/Scrum

Tools

JMeter

Gatling

k6

Envoy

Valkey

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

We are seeking our new QA Automation Engineer to join the Axway team!

Reporting to the Team Lead, you will serve as theQuality and Testing SMEfor a high-performance platform engineering team focused on API management and integration technologies.

Responsibilities

Quality Leadership & Strategy

• Define and drive thetest strategyaligned with platform architecture and integration patterns.
• Championquality engineering best practices, ensuring efficient and effective testing across all layers of the stack.
• Mentor and coach engineers on testing techniques, automation, and performance validation.
• Establish and trackquality KPIs and metricsto continuously improve test coverage, reliability, and release confidence.
• Ensure adherence to quality processes and standards, and proactively evolve them based on team and customer feedback.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with internal teams (engineering, DevOps, product) and external stakeholders (support, professional services, customer success) to elevate product quality and customer experience.
• Act as a liaison between engineering and customer-facing teams to translate feedback into actionable quality improvements.

Test Design & Automation

• Lead the design and implementation ofautomated testsacross API layers, data stores, and service mesh components (e.g., Envoy).
• Apply thetest automation pyramideffectively, ensuring robust unit, integration, and end-to-end test coverage.
• Build and maintain scalable test frameworks and CI/CD integrations tailored to a microservices and Kubernetes-based architecture.

Risk & Performance Management

• Identify and escalatequality risks, gaps, and inefficiencies in the testing lifecycle.
• Driveperformance testinginitiatives for APIs, data pipelines, and distributed services using tools like JMeter, Gatling, or k6.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize and implement quality improvement initiatives in a timely and measurable way.

Platform Expertise

• Develop deep technical knowledge of the platform’s components including Java services, Envoy proxies, Valkey caching, MongoDB/Postgres databases, and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Influence engineering teams to raise the bar on quality deliverables, ensuring resilient and scalable integrations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experiencein software quality engineering or SDET roles, with a strong focus on backend systems, APIs, and distributed platforms.
• Proven expertise indesigning and implementing automated test frameworksfor microservices and API-driven architectures.
• Strong programming skills inJava(or equivalent languages like Python or Go) for test automation and tooling.
• Deep understanding ofAPI testing(REST, gRPC), including contract testing, schema validation, and mocking strategies.
• Familiarity withValkey (or Redis),MongoDB, andPostgreSQL, including how to validate data consistency and performance across these systems.
• Hands-on experience withKubernetes, including testing in containerized and orchestrated environments.
• Strong knowledge of thetest automation pyramidand experience applying it effectively in large-scale systems.
• Experience withperformance and load testing tools(e.g., JMeter, Gatling, k6) and interpreting results to guide optimization.
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving quality issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and advocate for quality.
• Experience working inAgile/Scrumenvironments and contributing to continuous improvement in testing practices.

Company Overview

At Axway, we’re more than a company—we’re a pioneer. For 25 years, we’ve been empowering organizations to achieve digital transformation and unlock innovation. With a presence in 100 countries, 11,000+ customers, and a global team of over 1,400+ passionate professionals, Axway is driving the future of enterprise integration.

We’re on a mission to be the leaderin our space, empowering our customers withsecure, mission-critical softwareto manage and deliver impactful business outcomes from all theirdigital business interactions.

Why Axway?

We believe in the power of togetherness. When you’re part of Axway, you’re part of a culturally rich and globally connected community that thrives on exchanging ideas and tackling challenges head-on. Whether working remotely or onsite, you’ll find camaraderie, collaboration, and the support of leadership to inspire you daily.

Here, you’ll grow, innovate, and succeed because we’re better together. Each step forward in your personal journey is one we take as a team. Join us, and let’s accomplish extraordinary things together.

Axway is a proud member of 74Software. Learn more about how Axway is transforming the future:https://www.axway.com/en.

Ready to shape the future? Let’s get started—because at Axway, together, we can. Together, we will.

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