QA Engineer

act digital; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital is seeking an experienced QA Engineer to join our Lisbon-based team. You will design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end tests using Playwright and TypeScript, ensuring robust coverage across functional and regression scenarios.

You will collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and other QA professionals in an Agile environment, contributing to the QA framework and release quality. English proficiency required.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience as a QA Engineer or similar role.
• Proven hands-on experience with test automation using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Strong Jira usage for test management, defect tracking, and agile collaboration.
• Solid knowledge of software testing methodologies: functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end tests.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end tests using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Define and execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Analyze requirements and translate them into effective test cases and automation scenarios.
• Maintain and improve the QA automation framework and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

QA Engineer / QAE

Playwright

TypeScript

Jira

test automation

web applications

REST APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Agile/Scrum

SQL

English

Tools

Playwright

Git

Jira

Job description

• Between 3 and 6 years of experience as a QA Engineer;
• Professional experience as a QA Engineer / QAE, preferably in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation using Playwright.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript for developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Solid experience with Jira for test management, defect tracking, backlog management, and Agile collaboration.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, including functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Experience with API testing and validation of REST APIs.
• Good understanding of web applications, HTTP, REST, and client-server architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into deployment workflows.
• Experience with Git and version control practices.
• Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into test scenarios, test cases, and automated tests.
• Strong experience in defect identification, analysis, reporting, and follow-up using Jira.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working within Agile teams.
• Strong understanding of test automation best practices, including maintainability, reusability, stability, and reliable test execution.
• Experience working with banking, financial services, payments, or other regulated environments is highly valued.
• Good understanding of data validation and database testing, preferably with SQL.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and other QA professionals.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Differential: Experience with Playwright at framework level, including fixtures, hooks, reporting, and reusable components.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end tests using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Define and execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test cases and automation scenarios.
• Maintain and continuously improve the QA automation framework.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution across environments.
• Perform API testing and validate integrations between application components and external services.
• Identify, analyze, document, and track defects using Jira.
• Collaborate closely with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and other QA Engineers throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, refinement, daily meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure adequate test coverage for new features, enhancements, and regression areas.
• Investigate test failures, identify root causes, and distinguish between application defects, automation issues, and environment problems.
• Contribute to the definition and improvement of QA processes, testing standards, and automation best practices.
• Support the validation of critical banking applications and business processes, ensuring quality, reliability, and compliance with project requirements.
• Maintain clear documentation of test scenarios, automation components, defects, and test results.
• Promote continuous improvement of the QA approach, with a focus on automation, test efficiency, stability, and release quality.