Expert QA Automation Engineer – API & Desktop Testing

Empower quality at the forefront of innovation—build robust automation systems that redefine testing excellence!

Lisbon-based opportunity with hybrid work model

As an Expert QA Automation Engineer – API & Desktop Testing, you will be working for our client, an industry leader in software quality assurance, dedicated to delivering high-impact solutions across complex environments. You will play a pivotal role in establishing and advancing a comprehensive QA automation practice, focusing on API and desktop application testing, to ensure seamless deployment and optimal performance. Join a forward-thinking team where your expertise fuels transformative projects and accelerates your professional growth.

Your main responsibilities:

• Define and implement a comprehensive QA testing strategy and methodology from scratch, establishing foundational practices for automation excellence.
• Transfer and structure existing test documentation into Jira + Xray platform, ensuring efficient test management and traceability.
• Automate API tests for WCF SOAP, WCF HTTP, and REST services using Karate Framework, including validation of XML payloads and service contracts via XSD schema validation.
• Develop and execute End-to-End test flows across multiple services and integration points, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
• Automate functional UI tests for WinForms and WPF desktop applications employing FlaUI and WinAppDriver, validating desktop application functionality.
• Configure and maintain Jenkins pipelines orchestrating both API and Desktop test suites on Windows VMs, managing dependencies via Artifactory for Maven and NuGet packages.
• Manage test cases, cycles, and execution results in Jira + Xray, with automated publication of test results from Jenkins pipelines.

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• Minimum of 8 years in QA/Software Testing, with at least 3 years in test automation covering API and Desktop layers.
• Proven hands-on experience with Karate Framework for SOAP and REST testing.
• Strong practical knowledge of desktop UI automation using FlaUI and/or WinAppDriver.
• Advanced C# programming skills for test automation development.
• Experience configuring and maintaining Jenkins pipelines.
• Familiarity with Bitbucket and Artifactory in enterprise environments.
• Solid experience with Jira + Xray for test management and reporting.
• Comfortable working within Windows VM environments for test execution.

It is a strong plus if you have: (optional)

• Certifications in test automation or related fields.
• Additional experience with other automation tools or frameworks.

Language Required for the role:

• Fluent English (good command)

Eligibility for the role:

• Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.

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Interested? Apply now and include your CV (preferably in English) along with a statement confirming your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.