QA Automation Engineer

Decskill; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill, part of the Astek Group, is growing its IT team in Lisbon and beyond. We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to develop and maintain automated tests for front-end and back-end applications, and to help drive quality across international projects.

You will create test plans, manage testing with Azure DevOps, and write BDD-style scenarios. You’ll also perform manual testing, execute exploratory and SIT validation, and collaborate with developers in an English-speaking, global

Qualifications

• Experience in front-end and back-end test automation.
• Experience with Azure DevOps Test Plans.
• Knowledge of Java and TypeScript.
• Proficiency with Playwright and Serenity.
• Experience applying Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
• Ability to participate in sprint planning and daily stand-ups.
• Strong collaboration with developers and QA engineers and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated tests for front-end and back-end applications.
• Create test plans and manage testing activities using Azure DevOps.
• Write test scenarios following the Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodology.
• Perform manual testing before implementing test automation.
• Execute exploratory testing and sanity testing.
• Validate new features in the System Integration Testing (SIT) environment.
• Collaborate closely with developers to understand new features and define the testing strategy.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation sessions, and daily stand-up meetings.
• Automate test cases after successful manual validation of new functionalities.
• Work in an international environment, communicating daily in English.

Skills

Front-end test automation

Back-end test automation

Collaboration with developers & QA

Test planning & estimation

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people!

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We are looking for an QA Automation Engineer!

Responsabilities:

• Develop and maintain automated tests for both front-end and back-end applications.
• Create test plans and manage testing activities using Azure DevOps.
• Write test scenarios following the Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodology.
• Perform manual testing before implementing test automation.
• Execute exploratory testing and sanity testing.
• Validate new features in the System Integration Testing (SIT) environment.
• Collaborate closely with developers to understand new features and define the testing strategy.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation sessions, and daily stand-up meetings.
• Automate test cases after successful manual validation of new functionalities.
• Work in an international environment, communicating daily in English.

Requirements:

Test Automation:

• Front-end test automation.
• Back-end test automation.

Tools:

• Azure DevOps (Test Plans and test management).

Programming Languages:

• Java.
• TypeScript.

Testing Frameworks:

• Playwright.
• Serenity.

Methodologies:

• Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).

Testing Types:

• Manual Testing.
• Automated Testing.
• Exploratory Testing.
• Sanity Testing.
• System Integration Testing (SIT).

Soft Skills:

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Developers and QA Engineers.
• Experience in test planning and effort estimation.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
• Excellent organizational skills.

What you can expect from us?

• Long-term projects with national and international context.
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally.
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust.
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

Your next challenge might start here.

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent, based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.