Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Positions : x2 QA Automation Engineers (Medior - Senior)

Location : Spain (99% Remote)

Contract : Freelance Long term

Language : French or English mandatory (Spanish nice to have)

Key Skills

Mandatory : SQL / REST API / Test writing / French or English (Ideally both)

Interesting : MongoDB / Web performance

Context

Our client is strengthening the teams with QA tester profiles. The project consists of 2 Scrum teams, with 3-week sprints. Each team is composed of full stack developers, QA testers, and Product Owners. The contract is renewable every quarter.

Description

1. The test automation engineer designs and performs functional tests of developed applications.
2. They are responsible for ensuring the proper implementation of features in the product.
3. Participate in writing and maintaining the test repository.
4. Validate functional and technical implementations of User Stories.
5. Perform integration testing of IT solutions.
6. Ensure product quality and non-regression.
7. Provide reporting.

Compliance control : ability to test the consistency of flows (invoice number, amounts, VAT, etc.).

Electronic invoicing regulations : knowledge of local tax standards and international standards (e.g., EN16931, Factur-X).

Interoperability : validation of exchanges between various systems (ERP, invoicing platforms, tax authorities).

Technical skills

1. Mastery of testing tools : knowledge of tools like Postman, Playwright, or Cypress.
2. API testing : proficiency in REST API testing with tools like Postman.
3. Databases : knowledge of SQL to verify data and validate database interactions (MariaDB or MongoDB).
4. CI / CD environments : familiarity with continuous integration pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).

Methodological skills

1. Testing methods : knowledge of different types of tests (functional, non-functional, regression, exploratory, etc.).
2. Test case writing : ability to write clear and comprehensive test plans, following standards like ISTQB.
3. Requirements analysis : ability to analyze and understand specifications to identify relevant test cases.
4. Anomaly management : proficiency in bug tracking tools like Jira.
5. Agile / Scrum approaches : experience in an agile environment, with a good understanding of sprints, user stories, and Scrum ceremonies.

Personal and interpersonal qualities

1. Attention to detail : ability to spot subtle anomalies in an interface or software behavior.
2. Critical thinking : aptitude to ask the right questions to anticipate potential problems.
3. Effective communication : ability to clearly report problems to developers or business teams.
4. Problem-solving : methodical approach to analyzing and solving complex problems.
5. Autonomy and organization : ability to work independently while effectively prioritizing tasks.