Senior QA Engineer
Summary
Senior QA Engineer joining Nimber's IT Payments Team in Porto or Lisbon (hybrid, 2 office days/week), focused on backend Java payment systems and batch processing. Day to day: building test automation frameworks for Java microservices and APIs, writing SQL-based data validations, and wiring tests into CI/CD pipelines using Java, Spring Boot, REST Assured, Jira/Xray and Jenkins or GitLab CI.
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Position: Senior QA Engineer (Backend Java & Test Automation)
Location: Porto or Lisbon, Portugal
Work model: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office.
Join the IT Payments Team (Paris and Porto/Lisbon), working on high-performance Java backend systems and batch processing.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain test automation frameworks for Java backends, microservices and APIs;
- Perform manual testing when needed, defining test strategies and cases for complex backend logic and batch processing;
- Turn payments business rules into automated, executable test scenarios, working with POs, Tech Leads and Developers;
- Validate data integrity and backend transactional behavior with SQL;
- Promote a Quality First and Shift-Left culture in the Agile team;
- Troubleshoot and document defects, with log and root-cause analysis;
- Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines as quality gates.
Requirements
- 6+ years in QA, focused on backend testing and test automation;
- Java 17/21 and Spring Boot (able to read code and debug logs);
- Test automation with REST Assured, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber;
- SQL (Oracle or PostgreSQL);
- Xray or Zephyr;
- Jenkins, GitLab CI or similar;
- Agile (Scrum/Kanban, Jira);
- Kafka, RabbitMQ or Spring Batch testing (highly valued);
- Degree in Technology, Computer Engineering or similar (equivalent experience considered);
- Analytical, detail-oriented, proactive team player with good communication skills in a multicultural environment;
- Fluency in English (B2/C1)
- French is a plus.
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