Senior Quality Engineer (Test Automation & Release Assurance)

Your Responsibilities Quality Strategy & Governance • Own quality engineering strategy, test architecture, quality gates and assurance planning. • Establish traceable acceptance criteria and release-readiness evidence. Test Design & Automation • Design and maintain risk-based testing approaches. • Build automation across: Unit testing, API testing, Contract testing, Component testing, Integration testing, UI testing, End-to-end testing. Distributed & Event-Driven Validation • Validate: Message ordering, Retry mechanisms, Duplicate handling, Timeout scenarios, Dependency degradation, Data reconciliation, Partial-failure recovery. Simulation & Test Platforms • Design simulators, stubs, test harnesses and representative datasets for external platforms and connected systems. Integration & End-to-End Testing • Lead validation activities across internally developed platforms, vendor solutions, cloud services and enterprise integrations. Non-Functional Testing • Design and execute testing for: Performance, Load, Scalability, Resilience, Failover, Backup & restore, Recovery, Security, Observability. Data Quality Assurance • Establish testing and controls for: Data completeness, Accuracy, Timeliness, Transformation integrity, Data lineage, Duplication checks. CI/CD Quality Controls • Embed automated testing and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines. • Ensure traceability and clear release criteria. Defect Management • Lead defect triage, severity assessment and root-cause analysis. • Drive corrective and preventive improvements. Release Assurance • Provide independent release recommendations based on risk, testing results, residual issues and operational readiness. Stakeholder Collaboration • Partner with product owners, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity stakeholders, engineers and vendors to drive quality throughout the delivery lifecycle. Documentation & Reporting • Maintain: Test strategy, Traceability matrix, Regression suites, Test data approaches, Environment requirements, Quality reports, Defect metrics, Release assessments, Handover documentation. Required Qualifications Experience • 3–5+ years of quality engineering, software testing or test automation experience. • Experience supporting complex production systems. Technical Testing Skills • Experience designing and implementing: API tests, Integration tests, UI automation, End-to-end automation. Distributed System Testing • Experience testing asynchronous and event-driven systems with eventual consistency and recovery scenarios. Integration & Data Validation • Experience validating: REST APIs, Messaging systems, Streaming platforms, Databases, Data-intensive workflows. Test Environment Management • Strong understanding of: Test data management, Service virtualization, Simulators, Mocks, Stubs. Security Testing • Working knowledge of: Authentication, Authorization, Input validation, Secrets handling, Dependency vulnerabilities, Remediation practices. Vendor Quality Review • Ability to assess vendor test evidence, identify coverage gaps and require corrective actions. Communication • Strong ability to communicate testing outcomes, quality risks and release recommendations. Regulated Environments • Comfortable working where auditability, traceability, data integrity and controlled release processes are essential. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, REST-assured, Postman/Newman, JMeter, k6 or equivalent tools. • Experience using AI-assisted tooling for test generation, maintenance and documentation. • Testing, cloud or agile certifications are advantageous but not mandatory.