Senior Automation QA Engineer (Python)

We are looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our team in Poland. The role will primarily focus on API testing (80%) with UI testing (20%). You will help design, enhance, and maintain automation frameworks, ensuring efficient and scalable testing.
Key Responsibilities:
Contribute to designing and improving automation testing strategies.
Develop and maintain automation frameworks for API, UI, and LLM validation.
Ensure scalability, maintainability, and reusability of automation code.
API Testing: Develop automated API tests in Python using the Requests library.
UI Testing: Create and maintain UI tests with Playwright.
Integrate automated tests with Postman collections where applicable.
Execute performance, regression, and functional tests.
Integrate automation tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred).
Work with Docker and Kubernetes to manage and scale test environments.
Collaborate with developers, QA, and DevOps teams to improve the QA process.
Write test plans, strategies, and design documents.
Track issues using Jira and manage test cases (Xray optional).
Analyze logs, investigate failures, and troubleshoot in staging and production.
Requirements:
Must-Have:
3-5 years of experience in test automation or a related QA role.
Strong programming skills in Python.
Solid experience in API automation (Requests library) and UI automation (Playwright).
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins preferred).
Experience with Docker & Kubernetes for test environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
Experience with Jira for tracking and reporting.
Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment.
Fluency in Ukrainian
Nice to Have:
Experience with Kafka.
Familiarity with Xray for test management.
Knowledge of AWS cloud services.

Work arrangement
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