Senior Qa Engineer - Automation

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Responsibilities
Analyse incoming requirements for completeness and testability
Create, maintain, and execute manual and automated test cases (for APIs using SoapUI/Postman)
Understand the business purpose and processes of the tested application for being able to perform reasonable exploratory tests
Defect detection/documentation/tracking and retesting (JIRA)
Maintain the automation framework and automated test cases to reduce manual efforts and deliver quick test results
Create and maintain the required test data and environment (auto-deployment of applications)
Coordinate QA activities within the team and cooperate closely with Product Managers, Developers, and other QA engineers (in same/other teams)
Main KPI's
Test coverage
Test automation coverage
Skills
Min. 8 years of experience in software engineering, at least 5 years of experience in testing/quality assurance
Solid understanding of QA responsibilities within an agile software development team
Experienced in test automation (writing automated tests, maintaining framework)
Experienced in testing REST API (preferably JAVA)
Good level of knowledge in Java to create and maintain automated tests
Good level of knowledge in MS SQL Server – Backup/Restore DBs, validate data in database AND manipulate data (insert, delete, update)
Payments industry experience (credit card, merchant processing, banking, financial services, etc.)
Qualifications and education requirements
University degree is a plus
ISTQB certificate is a plus
Ability to work independently with low management guidance
Self-motivated personality
Strong problem-solving skills
Team player with good collaboration skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English