QA/Test Automation Engineer (Python)

About the Role

We are looking for a QA/Test Automation Engineer with strong Python expertise to join our development team. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain automated testing solutions to ensure reliable and high-quality software releases. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment and play a key part in building scalable, maintainable testing frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the full testing lifecycle: planning, design, automation, execution, reporting, and support
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to define testable requirements and acceptance criteria
• Design, build, and maintain automated tests for APIs, web UIs, services, and data pipelines
• Implement and optimize Python-based test frameworks, fixtures, and utilities
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) with quality gates and reporting
• Create and maintain test documentation (plans, cases, reports, defects)
• Drive best practices in testing: shift-left, risk-based testing, continuous improvement
• Monitor test performance and stability, reducing flakiness and execution time
• Contribute to non-functional testing (performance, reliability, security) when required

Tech Stack & Skills

Must-Have:

• Strong Python skills for test automation (pytest, unittest; fixtures, page objects)
• Web UI automation (Playwright, Selenium)
• API testing (pytest + requests, Postman/Bruno)
• CI/CD test integration (Azure DevOps)
• Knowledge of testing strategies: unit, integration, end-to-end; TDD/BDD concepts
• Test data management and environment configuration
• Git and code review workflows
• SQL proficiency for back-end validation
• Agile development experience
• Fluent English (spoken and written), excellent communication skills
• Familiarity with cloud and containers (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)

Nice-to-Have:

• Performance testing (Locust, JMeter) and security testing basics
• Python static analysis & code quality tools (mypy, flake8, black)
• Frontend test experience (React/Angular – component/integration tests)
• Experience with machine learning software testing