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Málaga, Spain Remote QA

QA Automation Engineer (Java)

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Description

It's you who can make an impact! Join our dynamic team as a QA Automation Engineer (Java) and shape tomorrow's innovations! It is the dream job for those passionate about Java and crave a vibrant team atmosphere. Apply yourself or drop us a line if you know someone who fits the role. Let's enjoy the engineering and vibrant international environment together! 
We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:
As a QA Automation Engineer (Java), you'll become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. The Quality Assurance Architect will be responsible for leading, coordinating, and facilitating quality assurance (QA) practices within software development teams. Working in a cross-functional team, this role aims to ensure that all QA processes align with the Shift Left philosophy (integrating quality from the early stages of development), fostering continuous improvement of products and services through effective collaboration and optimization of quality methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Cross-functional coordination: Work closely with development teams and other QA professionals to promote the integration of quality best practices from the early stages of the software development lifecycle
  • Shift Left implementation: Drive the adoption of the Shift Left philosophy across all software projects, ensuring early testing and the prompt identification and resolution of defects
  • Mentorship and training: Provide guidance and mentorship to QA team members to ensure they understand best practices and can effectively apply quality standards
  • Definition of standards and processes: Develop, maintain, and standardize quality processes and tools for development teams, ensuring consistency and alignment across projects
  • Continuous evaluation and improvement: Conduct quality assessments during design, development, and testing phases, fostering a culture of continuous software quality improvement
  • Test automation: Promote test automation to increase efficiency, reduce the time required to detect defects, and improve test coverage
  • Quality risk management: Identify potential quality risks early and work with teams to proactively mitigate them
  • Tool and technology management: Ensure teams have access to the right tools and technologies for effective testing and manage their integration into existing workflows
  • Continuous collaboration: Work with product, development, and operations teams to align goals and ensure the delivery of high-quality products

Requirements

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in software QA, with at least 2 years in a leadership or QA coordination role

Technical Knowledge:

  • Strong understanding of testing methodologies, automation, and quality tools
  • Experience implementing Shift Left practices in agile projects
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery)
  • Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
  • Knowledge of performance testing, security testing, and functional testing
  • Experience with Gherkin and Cucumber for behavior-driven test definition
  • Test automation tools: Experience with Cypress, Karate, JUnit, Mutation Testing, and Integration Testing

Desirable

  • Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) to enhance software quality and architecture
  • Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and its integration into the development lifecycle
  • Mobile application testing experience (Android & iOS)
  • Software testing certifications (e.g., ISTQB)
  • Familiarity with additional automation tools such as Selenium, TestNG, etc
  • Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD best practices

Language:

  • Spanish
  • English (Minimum B2)

Personal skills

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to guide and coordinate cross-functional teams
  • Proactive approach, capable of identifying quality issues early and proposing effective solutions
  • Mentorship skills, with experience training professionals in QA best practices

What's in it for you

  • Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days
  • Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications
  • Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
  • Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up. We are there to support your work-life balance and provide 23 vacation days & short Fridays
  • Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
  • Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
  • Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:
Join a well-established company and a friendly team of professionals. 
Our Delivery Center in Malaga is one of the leading IT hubs in Andalusia – it provides an exceptional mix of vibrant tech talent community, wide-open access to expertise advancement opportunities, hybrid/remote work setup & endless Mediterranean seashore summer.
Seize the perks of global opportunities, local atmosphere and industry-leading clients.

Be bold, not bored!

Experiences of tomorrow. Engineered together

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