Test Automation Engineer

Freelance job till 31.12.2026

• Work as part of an Agile squad delivering the migration of legacy applications to a modern, event-driven and service-oriented architecture.

• Collaborate closely with the Solution Architect, Product Owner, Technical Lead, application architects, and other key stakeholders.

• Design and deliver a coherent end-to-end testing solution covering both functional and non-functional requirements.

• Build strong business and technical domain knowledge to support multiple projects within the squad.

• Define estimation principles for different phases of the migration programme.

• Create and maintain Test Strategies, proposing the most effective and optimal test approaches.

• Present test strategies and approaches to key stakeholders and propose alternative approaches when required.

• Derive, peer review, execute, and maintain test scenarios and test cases.

• Manage defects end-to-end, including root cause analysis and challenging assumptions where appropriate.

• Identify, assess, and escalate risks and issues, proposing effective mitigation strategies.

• Review test deliverables produced by team members to ensure completeness, accuracy, and quality.

• Contribute to test reporting and continuous improvement of testing practices

Essential experience:

• Experience in analysis, system design, and development of distributed, multi-platform solutions.

• Hands-on object-oriented design and Java development experience.

• Experience implementing Event Hub technologies, particularly Kafka and Kafka Streams.

• Strong database design and testing experience, especially with Oracle databases.

• Advanced SQL skills and experience validating data through queries.

• Very strong experience working in Agile environments.

• Working knowledge of BDD and TDD practices.

• Experience implementing and working with CI/CD pipelines (ADS).

• Strong understanding and practical experience of risk-based testing.

• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing (mandatory).

Must have:

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to extract and analyse relevant information from documentation, systems, data, and stakeholders.

• Proven ability to derive both manual and automated test scenarios and cases, ensuring traceability and documentation to agreed standards.

• Hands-on experience with test automation using Java, UFT, and ADS.

• Solid experience reviewing test artefacts to ensure quality and suitability.

• Ability to facilitate discussions and workshops to define test approaches and risk mitigation strategies.

• Strong defect management and investigation skills.