Platform QA Automation Engineer / SDET
Posted 1 day ago by Huxley
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Summary: The role of Platform QA Automation Engineer / SDET involves leading the quality strategy for a long-term project in Barcelona, focusing on automation within a scalable and distributed environment. The candidate will design and implement automation frameworks, ensuring quality across microservices and event-driven architectures while promoting a quality-first culture. Collaboration with engineering teams and integration of continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines are key aspects of the position. The role offers a hybrid working model with opportunities for both freelance and permanent contracts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and lead the QA automation strategy at platform level
- Design and implement automation frameworks from scratch
- Ensure quality across distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Integrate continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with multiple engineering teams to establish best practices
- Promote a strong culture of quality across the organization
Key Skills:
- +4 years of experience in QA Automation / SDET / Quality Engineering
- Strong software development background
- Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch
- Programming skills in C# (.NET) or experience with TypeScript or Go
- Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with Docker
- Knowledge of CI/CD and quality gates
- Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, etc.)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Barcelona (Hybrid) | Freelance or Permanent Contract
We are currently looking for a Platform QA Automation Engineer / SDET to join one of our top clients in Barcelona for a long-term strategic project within a highly scalable and distributed environment.
The selected candidate will play a key role in defining and leading the quality strategy, working across microservices-based and event-driven architectures, and promoting a strong quality-first culture across engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the QA automation strategy at platform level
- Design and implement automation frameworks from scratch
- Ensure quality across distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Integrate continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with multiple engineering teams to establish best practices
- Promote a strong culture of quality across the organization
Must-have requirements
- +4 years of experience in QA Automation / SDET / Quality Engineering
- Strong software development background
- Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch
- Programming skills in C# (.NET) or experience with TypeScript or Go
- Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with Docker
- Knowledge of CI/CD and quality gates
- Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, etc.)
Nice-to-have
- Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Contract testing (Pact or similar)
- Performance testing (JMeter, k6)
- Experience with Azure cloud environments
- Testing systems interacting with devices or simulators
- Knowledge of observability and monitoring tools
Position details
- Location: Barcelona (hybrid model - 2 days onsite)
- Start date: ASAP
- Interview process: 2 interviews
- Contract type: Freelance or permanent contract with Huxley
- Team setup: Cross-functional collaboration with multiple engineering teams, supported by the current QA Strategy Lead during onboarding
Interested?
If this opportunity fits your next career step, apply now and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
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