Senior QA Automation Tester

Project description 📝

We are currently seeking a talented and motivated Senior QA Automation Tester to join our dynamic team.

Work setup 🌍
 

We offer two work models: a hybrid setup (three days working from home, two days in the office) or a remote setup with occasional visits to our Barcelona office for team events, training, and business trips. Your designated home office should be in Spain, and you are expected to work exclusively within Spain.

Role responsibilities

Automation Framework Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks using tools like Playwright, Cypress, or similar.

• Ensure frameworks are scalable and reusable for multiple projects and teams.
   

Test Script Development and Execution:

• Write, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing.

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Azure DevOps.

Test Strategy and Planning:

• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to define test strategies and ensure test coverage.

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and estimation processes to align QA activities with project goals.
   

Quality Metrics and Reporting:

• Define and monitor quality metrics like test coverage, defect density, and test execution progress.

• Generate detailed test reports and provide insights on system quality and readiness.
   

Defect Management:

• Identify, report, and track defects using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, TestRail,

• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently.

Must-have requirements

✅ Higher education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
✅ Proficiency in Programming: Strong JavaScript/Typescript foundation.

✅ Ability to understand existing software architecture: Identify areas of opportunity to increase test coverage across the development cycle (Unit/Integration/UI/API/E2E testing).

✅ Proficiency with Version Control Systems: Git, Bitbucket, or similar.

✅ Automation Tools Expertise: Ability to identify and document test coverage, provide a sensible testing strategy or models that can serve as a guide to implement a strong automation strategy.

✅ Proven experience with test JS automation tools: Playwright, Cypress, or Similar.

✅ Experience writing scalable, maintainable and efficient test suites that can be adapted for multiple projects.

✅ API Testing: Proficiency in automating API testing using tools like Postman or RestAssured.

✅ CI/CD Integration: Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Azure DevOps.

✅ Defect Tracking and Test Management: Familiarity with tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, TestRail, or equivalent.

✅ Establish mechanisms that prevent repeated incidents being reported.

✅ Communication: Ability to effectively communicate the testing strategy, escalate risks and promote a culture of quality within the extendend team.
Ability to collaborate with Engineers to establish a quality culture within the engineering team.

✅ English proficiency: B2/C1 (both written and spoken communication).

✅ Spanish proficiency: B2/C1 (both written and spoken communication).

Nice-to-have requirements

💠 Cloud and Infrastructure Testing:
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and testing in cloud-native environments, including containerized setups (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
 

💠 Performance Optimization:
Deep knowledge of performance testing strategies, including advanced use of tools like Gatling or k6.

💠 Security Testing:
Exposure to tools like OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, or methodologies for identifying vulnerabilities (e.g., SQL injection, XSS).

About Sanoma Learning

How do you prepare students for the world, engage their curiosity and inspire them to grow? That is the main question of teachers all around the world. At Sanoma Learning, it has always been our mission to help to find and develop best-in-class answers to this question. If you join us, it means that you embark on an exciting journey to help shape the future of learning for primary, secondary and vocational education. We believe that your journey is our success as a company.
Sanoma Learning is a leading K12 European learning company, operating in 12 countries. Our learning products and services enable and support teachers and schools to develop the talents of every child to reach their potential. By offering printed and digital learning content, as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary and vocational education, we want to grow our positive impact on learning across Europe. With over 3000 employees, we help shape the future of education for 25+ million of students.
So, are you ready to start your journey to help shape the future of learning and help teachers to support all students to reach their potential?
Sanoma Learning is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to inclusion and diversity, ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics.