Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer - azakaw

J. Awan & Partners

Porto

Presencial

EUR 45 000 - 65 000

Tempo integral

14 dias+

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Competitive salary and benefits package

Clear growth path as the platform and team scale

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Resumo da oferta

J. Awan & Partners in Porto is hiring a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer to lead hands-on testing and automate processes. The role requires 5+ years in QA, experience with REST APIs, and proficiency in automation frameworks like Playwright or Cypress. You will be responsible for executing tests, building automation, and improving quality processes. Competitive salary and a chance to shape QA at a growing RegTech company are offered.

Qualificações

5+ years in Software Quality Assurance.
Proven hands-on experience testing web applications and REST APIs.
Experience with SaaS platforms, preferably FinTech/RegTech.

Responsabilidades

Execute functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing.
Design, build, and maintain API test automation.
Define and enforce release readiness criteria and quality gates.

Conhecimentos

Hands-on experience testing web applications and REST APIs

5+ years in Software Quality Assurance

Test Design: Test planning, case design, defect lifecycle management

API Testing: Postman or equivalent

SQL / T-SQL for backend validation

Experience with automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Ferramentas

JIRA (or equivalent)

Git basics

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Description

Job Title: Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Reports to: Delivery Manager

Direct Reports: N/A

Location: Porto

About Azakaw

azakaw is a RegTech SaaS platform serving financial institutions with compliance‑critical workflows. We handle regulated data, PII, and complex business logic where quality, security, and auditability are non‑negotiable.

Role Summary

We're looking for a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer who is ready to get their hands dirty from day one — and stay hands‑on long term. This is not a strategy‑only or people‑management role. We have a real testing backlog and an evolving platform. You will spend most of your time executing tests, validating complex workflows, and building automation, while also helping us mature our QA practices over time.

You’ll own quality across the platform: writing test cases, executing tests, building automation, diagnosing failures, and ensuring every release is production‑ready and audit‑defensible.

Bottom line: If you want to lead without doing, this isn’t the role. If you enjoy building and executing, you’ll thrive here.

What You’ll Actually Do

Hands‑On Testing (60–70% of your time)

Execute functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing
Work through and continuously reduce an existing test backlog
Validate complex workflows including onboarding, transactions, compliance rules, and scoring engines
Test REST APIs using Postman or similar tools
Write and execute SQL / T‑SQL queries to validate backend data integrity
Coordinate and support UAT with internal and external stakeholders
Produce clear, reproducible defect reports with risk assessment

Note: Test execution is a core, ongoing responsibility, not a temporary cleanup phase.

Automation & Tooling (20–30% of your time)

Design, build, and maintain API test automation (primary focus)
Develop UI automation for critical user journeys
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
Own and evolve the automation approach — not just scripts
Select and implement tools pragmatically (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium — tool choice is flexible)
Debug failing tests using logs, test output, and basic source‑code understanding

Quality Strategy & Process (10–20% of your time)

Define and enforce release readiness criteria and quality gates
Establish test coverage metrics, dashboards, and reporting
Improve defect triage and root‑cause analysis processes
Document QA standards, test strategies, and best practices
Promote a shift‑left testing mindset within the engineering team
Ensure test evidence and results support auditability and regulatory expectations

Your First 90 Days

Days 1–30: Deep product understanding, execution of backlog tests, documentation of critical test scenarios, identification of high‑risk areas.

Days 31–60: Baseline test coverage for core modules, API automation framework in place, defined release checklist.

Days 61–90: Measurable backlog reduction, automated smoke tests running in CI/CD, quality metrics presented to leadership.

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

5+ years in Software Quality Assurance
Proven hands‑on experience testing web applications and REST APIs
Experience with SaaS platforms (FinTech / RegTech / Banking strongly preferred)
Hands‑on exposure to Azure‑based environments
Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, backlog‑heavy environments

Technical Skills

Test Design: Test planning, case design, defect lifecycle management
API Testing: Postman or equivalent, REST validation, schema & response checks
Database: SQL / T‑SQL for backend and data integrity validation
Automation: Hands‑on experience with at least one framework (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)
CI/CD: Familiarity with pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
Performance: Basic load and performance testing knowledge
Security: Understanding of access control, data isolation, PII handling
Engineering: Comfortable reading logs and basic source code to diagnose issues
Tools: JIRA (or equivalent), Git basics

Nice to Have