Senior Test Automation Engineer

IgniteTech; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

IgniteTech is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to shape automation strategy at the intersection of quality engineering and GenAI. This role focuses on building scalable frameworks and embedding automation across the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with design, dev, and ops teams, mentor juniors, and drive data-driven quality with logs, SQL, and dashboards. Proficiency in Selenium, Python/Java/JavaScript, and CI/CD is essential.

Qualificações

• 5+ years in software QA with automation focus.
• At least 3 years dedicated to test automation.
• Selenium WebDriver experience and cross-browser testing.
• Hands-on with GenAI tools in engineering workflows.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps).
• Proficient in SQL and data-driven quality metrics.

Responsabilidades

• Own test automation strategy end-to-end for key product areas — from framework architecture to execution and continuous improvement.
• Harness GenAI tools daily to generate test cases, parse logs, surface edge cases, and accelerate exploratory testing.
• Build and scale Selenium-based frameworks (Python, Java, or JavaScript) that keep regression suites fast, stable, and meaningful across browsers and environments.
• Wire automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps - ensuring every code change is validated before it ships.
• Analyze test results and production data to uncover failure patterns, define quality KPIs (coverage, defect density, MTTD), and present actionable insights to engineering leadership.
• Review automation code and mentor junior engineers on framework best practices, GenAI-assisted workflows, and data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with product and dev teams from the design phase - defining acceptance criteria, testability requirements, and quality standards before a single line of code is written.

Conhecimentos

QA expertise

Automation strategy

Mentoring junior engineers

Ferramentas

Selenium WebDriver

Python

Java

JavaScript

CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

SQL

Grafana/Tableau

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Build the Future of Quality - With AI in Your Toolkit
We're looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer who's ready to work at the intersection of quality engineering and generative AI. This isn't a traditional QA role - it's a chance to shape how modern teams ship reliable software by combining deep automation expertise with cutting-edge GenAI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and the OpenAI API.
If you believe quality is a strategic advantage (not just a checkbox), and you thrive in environments where automation, data, and AI converge - keep reading.

What You'll Do

• Own test automation strategy end-to-end for key product areas - from framework architecture to execution and continuous improvement.
• Harness GenAI tools daily to generate test cases, parse logs, surface edge cases, and accelerate exploratory testing in ways most teams haven't tried yet.
• Build and scale Selenium-based frameworks (Python, Java, or JavaScript) that keep regression suites fast, stable, and meaningful across browsers and environments.
• Wire automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps - ensuring every code change is validated before it ships.
• Analyze test results and production data to uncover failure patterns, define quality KPIs (coverage, defect density, MTTD), and present actionable insights to engineering leadership.
• Review automation code and mentor junior engineers on framework best practices, GenAI-assisted workflows, and data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with product and dev teams from the design phase - defining acceptance criteria, testability requirements, and quality standards before a single line of code is written.

What Makes This Role Different

• AI-first QA workflow. GenAI tools and cloud infrastructure are already provisioned - no fighting for budget or buy-in.
• Embedded, not siloed. You work alongside engineers from design through deployment, not downstream from them.
• Lean documentation. No 50-page test plans. Every artifact is living, actionable, and tied to automated checks.
• Signal over noise. Test suites are actively pruned - every test earns its spot in the pipeline.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years in software QA, with at least 3 years dedicated to test automation.
• Selenium WebDriver expertise - Page Object Model, explicit/implicit waits, cross-browser execution.
• Strong coding ability in Python, Java, or JavaScript for framework development and scripting.
• Proven experience with GenAI tools (OpenAI API, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) applied to real engineering workflows.
• CI/CD familiarity - hands-on with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps pipeline configuration.
• Data analysis chops - comfortable writing SQL, parsing logs, and building dashboards with Grafana, Tableau, or comparable tools.