QA Automation Engineer

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✅ This is a fully office-based role in Valencia, Spain ❌ No remote or hybrid options. ✈️ We offer relocation assistance if needed.

We are looking for an Automation QA Engineer who combines strong test automation skills with a hands-on approach to manual testing. In this role, you will validate user stories manually before automating them, ensuring high-quality coverage, reliable automation, and fast feedback for the development team.

❗️ This role involves about 50% manual testing.

You will contribute to the development and quality assurance of a newly launched, multi-brand Sportsbook platform. This role offers the opportunity to work within a high-concurrency environment, addressing the unique challenges associated with real-time data processing and rapid system scaling. The successful candidate will work alongside a highly experienced team of senior engineers and architects, taking direct ownership of the quality and reliability of key services.

✅ Responsibilities: 

• Review business and technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Perform manual functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing before automation implementation.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test cases.
• Identify, document, and track defects, working closely with developers and product teams to resolve issues.
• Validate APIs, UI, and backend integrations across multiple environments.
• Participate in sprint planning, grooming, demos, and retrospectives as part of an Agile team.
• Ensure automated tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Continuously improve QA processes, testing strategies, and automation coverage.
• Analyse test results and provide clear quality reports and risk assessments.
• Support release validation and post-deployment verification activities.

✅ Requirements: 

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in QA Automation.
• Upper-intermediate level of English (B2) for effective team communication.
• Experience in building and maintaining test automation projects in C#/.NET.
• Proficiency in modern UI automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Selenium).
• Advanced API test automation skills.
• Understanding of HTTP protocols, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
• Experience with non-relational databases, writing complex aggregation pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized environments.

✅ Nice to Have:

• Experience with CI/CD pipeline configuration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins).
• Knowledge of performance and load testing principles.

✅ Soft Skills & Mindset:

• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking.
• High level of self-organization.
• Ability to operate with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Capacity to translate high-level requirements into structured, executable automation strategies.

✅ We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:

• ✈️ Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for 2 weeks).
• 🏖️ 23 vacation days + 6 days of sick leave (without a doctor's note).
• 🏥 Medical insurance.
• 🎁 Birthdays, milestones, and employee anniversary celebrations.
• 🏋️ Social Club with gym and more than 50 events per year - coming soon.
• 🍲 Breakfast and lunches in the office (partially covered).
• 📚 Language classes & tennis lessons (partially covered).

Bold moves start here. Make yours. Apply today!