Senior Automation Tester in Java

EPAM Systems Inc; Polska; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc in Poland is seeking an experienced Senior Automation Tester in Java to join our automation journey for our core accounting platform – SimCorp Dimension. You will drive automation strategies and collaborate with IT and business stakeholders across locations.

You will perform manual testing when needed, design and maintain scalable automation frameworks, develop supportive tools, and deliver cross‑layer test coverage for Desktop, Web, APIs, microservices, ETL and cloud services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automation testing experience, preferably in finance.
• Experience with end-to-end testing across multiple layers (Desktop, Web, APIs, Cloud).
• Strong understanding of test strategies, plans and automation frameworks.
• English proficiency is required (B2 or higher).

Responsibilities

• Enable Shift-Left and Automation-First culture in the QA space.
• Collaborate with IT and Business stakeholders across locations.
• Execute manual testing when needed and support automation.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and scripts.
• Develop tools to increase test engineering productivity and efficiency.
• Define automation strategies, plans and test coverage across multi-layer applications.
• Apply testing across Desktop, Web, APIs, Microservices, ETL and cloud-based apps.
• Perform in-sprint automation testing and build regression suites.
• Analyze errors via logs, queries and data sources.
• Manage test and defect lifecycle in Agile environments.
• Generate test reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Automation testing

Java development

Python development

BDD / Cucumber

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Selenium

Tosca

UFT

Maven

GitLab

MS Azure Test Plans

PyTest

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Automation Tester in Java to join us on our automation journey for our core accounting platform – SimCorp Dimension. This requires a strong understanding of automation strategies and a good understanding of the asset management business.

Responsibilities

• Enable and drive a culture of "Shift-Left" and "Automation-First" in the Agile Delivery Organization, especially in the QA space
• Collaborate with multiple IT and Business stakeholders at all levels across the bank, including international locations
• Execute hands-on manual testing (functional, regression, UAT support) and ensure appropriate test coverage where automation is not suitable
• Design, develop, and maintain automated frameworks and test scripts that are scalable, reusable and robust
• Develop custom tools and integrate them with existing tools to increase test engineering productivity
• Develop test automation strategies/approaches/plans to deliver efficiencies and productivity improvements via test automation
• Apply automated testing methods for conducting multi-layer testing of Desktop, Web applications, APIs & Microservices, Database & Data Services, ETL, and cloud-based applications
• Perform in-sprint automation testing and build a regression test suite
• Conduct comprehensive analysis of any errors found using logs, database queries, legacy and Unix file system, etc
• Manage the complete test and defect management lifecycle across agile methodologies and tools
• Generate test reports and status to be shared across multiple levels

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven development and/or Automation Testing experience, ideally in the finance sector
• Proven ability to create test strategies and test plans covering both manual and automated test approaches
• Product (domain) experience with SimCorp Dimension (core accounting platform for Asset Management) is required
• Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end manual testing including test design, exploratory testing, defect triage, and release sign-off in an Agile environment
• Understanding of functional & non-functional testing and automation concepts and patterns (e.g. availability, scalability, performance and security)
• Understanding of Agile Scrum methodologies and DevOps tooling (e.g. GitLab)
• Experience in Python/Java Development for Testing, preferably latest versions
• Python (3.x.x) / Java (17+)
• Experience in Python test frameworks like PyTest, PyUnit (Unittest), PySpark
• Experience with multiple test automation tools/libraries/methodologies (i.e. TOSCA, Selenium, BDD, Cucumber, UFT, HP ALM, Maven, MS Azure Test Plans, GitLab & MS Visual Studio)
• Experience with Agile QA practices and BDD approach of testing
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the Asset Management domain
• Familiarity with Chispa and pytest-spark