Software Test Engineer

Position: Software Test Engineer / Quality Engineer
Location: Madrid & Barcelona - position available in both locations
Job Type: Permanent
Job Mode: Hybrid - 3 days onsite and 2 days remote in a week
Responsibilities:
Define and implement Quality Engineering strategies aligned with engineering standards, delivery objectives, and overall quality goals.
Drive shift-left testing practices by identifying quality risks early and embedding testing activities throughout the software development lifecycle.
Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test suites for web, API, integration, and end-to-end testing using industry-standard tools and frameworks.
Identify test automation opportunities to maximize coverage, improve efficiency, and support continuous testing initiatives.
Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, enabling faster and more reliable software releases.
Develop and execute functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing activities to ensure product quality.
Perform basic performance, scalability, and reliability testing to validate application responsiveness and stability under expected workloads.
Conduct accessibility testing using automated and manual techniques to ensure applications meet accessibility standards and provide an inclusive user experience.
Validate APIs, microservices, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems through comprehensive quality assurance and testing practices.
Analyze test results, identify defects, quality risks, and trends, and provide meaningful metrics and reporting to stakeholders.
Participate in root cause analysis, defect prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall product quality.
Evaluate testing tools, frameworks, and emerging technologies, and contribute to proof-of-concept activities that improve quality engineering capabilities.
Create and maintain test documentation, test strategies, standards, and best-practice guidelines.
Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, DevOps Engineers, and Delivery Managers to ensure quality is built into products from design through deployment.
Skills Required:
Strong experience in functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing across web, API, and distributed applications.
Good understanding of test automation principles and hands-on experience with tools such as Cypress, Playwright, Selenium (Preferably C#), or equivalent automation frameworks.
Solid experience in API testing using Postman, SoapUI, REST API testing tools, API contract testing, and service validation.
Experience designing test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, and risk-based testing approaches to ensure comprehensive quality coverage.
Proficiency with Git, CI/CD tools including Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI, and integrating quality controls within delivery pipelines.
Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, synchronous/asynchronous integrations, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and cloud-native application testing.
Experience in non-functional testing areas including performance, accessibility, reliability, resilience, observability, and security testing.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and quality management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, and Test Management solutions.
Strong analytical, defect management, root cause analysis, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills with the ability to provide actionable quality insights.
Excellent communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and leadership skills with the ability to drive a quality-first culture across cross-functional teams.
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