Senior Test Automation Engineer
SoftServe • Chile
**Role & seniority: ** QA / Test Automation Engineer (process + automation build-from-scratch), customer-facing; senior-level implied by “advanced/proven” requirements
**Stack/tools: ** Java or JavaScript; API & services methodologies; GitHub; CI/CD pipelines; Kafka (familiarity); automation frameworks/modules; test scripts
**Top 3 responsibilities: **
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Design and build quality & automation processes/frameworks from scratch (impacting products)
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Implement and maintain automation framework modules and automated test scripts
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Create/manage documentation and collaborate with team/clients; report progress, metrics, and ETAs; resolve issues
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Must-have skills:
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Strong Java or JavaScript for automation
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Test automation strategy and ability to implement frameworks from scratch
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Automated testing coverage: smoke, regression, integration, functional E2E, performance
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Quality control skills: user story testing, test case creation, prioritized execution
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API/service methodology knowledge
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GitHub + pipelines experience
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Customer-facing communication/presentation; quality process management and reporting
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Nice-to-haves:
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Kafka familiarity
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Advanced experience with building quality processes across multiple projects (explicitly “prioritize/manage”)
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Location & work type: Not specified in the provided text (must be confirmed)
Full Description
About The Role
In this role, you will create quality and automation processes from scratch, shaping frameworks, test scripts, documentation, and practices that directly impact products for a global omnichannel marketplace. You will work in a customer-facing environment, collaborating with the team to resolve issues, continuously improve processes, and contribute to building new products.
Responsibilities
Supportive team contributing to designing and building new products Creating the processes from the scratch and having a straight impact on the products Creating and maintaining automation framework modules and test scripts Creation and management of documentation, attending meetings as required Customer-facing communication Fixing and remedying issues together with a brilliant team Effective usage of any type of feedback Contribution to the continuous process development and loyalty to the team whilst maintaining a high-performance level
Requirements
Strong knowledge of Java or JavaScript for automation implementation Advanced experience with API and services methodologies, GitHub, pipelines, and familiarity with Kafka Proven ability to build quality processes and automation processes from scratch using best practices and company standards Strong knowledge of test automation strategy and test automation framework implementation from scratch Proven ability to create automated tests for smoke, regression, integration, functional E2E, and performance testing Advanced experience with quality control activities, including testing user stories, creating test cases, and executing prioritized project flows Proven ability to prioritize and manage quality activities across separate projects Proven ability to communicate with clients and manage quality processes, progress reports, metrics, and ETAs Strong presentation and communication skills in customer-facing environments
SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
