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Senior AI Test Automation Engineer

act digital Lisbon, Portugal

remote

Salary: €40,000 - €45,000 / year

Posted Jul 30, 2026Apply by Aug 29, 2026
  • Role & seniority

    • Test Automation expert (seniority not explicitly stated)

    • Join a team of test automation specialists

  • Stack/tools

    • UI/API automation: Playwright, Selenium

    • Automation design: test automation frameworks, architecture patterns

    • CI/CD: integrating automated tests into delivery pipelines

    • Testing ecosystem: test environments, service virtualization, test data provisioning

    • AI in testing: AI-driven testing approaches (e.g., test generation, analysis/optimization, AI-agent support; tokenization/context engineering mentioned)

  • Top 3 responsibilities

    1. Analyze and assess test automation landscape; identify gaps and improvements.

    2. Consult teams on test automation strategy, framework/tool selection, and CI/CD integration.

    3. Develop reusable automation assets and drive adoption/standardization; run POCs (including AI-driven) to validate solutions.

  • Must-have skills

    • Hands-on test automation expertise (framework design, maintainability, scalability)

    • Practical experience with Playwright/Selenium (framework setup, execution, reporting)

    • Experience applying AI in testing (test generation, optimization/analysis, AI-agent support)

    • Strong CI/CD integration and optimization of test pipelines

    • Deep understanding of test automation framework architecture

    • Knowledge of test environments, service virtualization/dependencies, and test data management

  • **Nice-to-h

Full Description

act digital is an international consulting and engineering group that supports its clients in their digital transformation projects.

Present in 12 countries and with more than 6,000 employees, we leverage our expertise to address their challenges in software development, cybersecurity, data, cloud, and AI.

Our ambition: to become the trusted technology partner of the most innovative companies, by designing and securing systems that enhance their performance and resilience.

Joining act digital means becoming part of an agile and committed organization that works closely with its clients to turn ideas into concrete results, with pragmatism and high standards.

Job Description

You will join our team of experts in test automation.

Your responsibilities will include

Analysing and assessing test automation landscape in projects and clusters Identifying gaps, inefficiencies and improvement opportunities Consulting Leads and teams in definition and improvement of test automation strategies Consulting on selection and implementation of automation frameworks and tools Supporting integration of test automation into CI/CD pipelines Supporting usage of test environments and test data Designing and executing proof-of-concepts (POCs) to validate solutions, especially AI-driven approaches Introducing and promoting AI-supported testing approaches, including test generation, analysis/optimization and support for AI agents Developing and providing reusable assets, such as templates, framework components, best practices and documentation Driving adoption and standardization of test automation practices, including trainings, demos, community contributions and cross-team collaboration

Profile / Requirements

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Must-have skills

Test Automation Expertise (hands-on) – Designing and implementing automation frameworks, defining best practices, improving maintainability and scalability Playwright / Selenium – Practical experience in UI/API automation including framework setup, execution and reporting AI in Testing – Experience in applying AI to test automation (tokenization, context engineering, test generation, optimization, analysis, support of AI agents) CI/CD Pipelines – Integration of automated tests into delivery pipelines, configuration and optimization Test Automation Frameworks – Deep understanding of architecture patterns and framework design Test Environments – Understanding of environments, service virtualization and dependencies Test Data Provisioning – Managing test data and supporting stable test execution

Personal skills

Good analytical thinking with attention to detail to solve problems Proactively driving topics and delivering practical solutions Strong ownership attitude and customer orientation Excellent collaboration and communication skills Ability to explain complex technical topics in a simple and structured way High assertiveness and ability to drive adoption of new solutions High flexibility and adaptability to fast-changing environments Strong team player with ability to work in cross-locational and international teams Adaptation to fast changing workloads depending on the cluster needs

Test AutomationPlaywrightSeleniumAI in TestingCI/CD PipelinesUI AutomationAPI AutomationFramework DesignService VirtualizationTest Data ProvisioningAnalytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsStakeholder ConsultingProof-of-Concept DesignTokenizationContext Engineeringmulti-location

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