We're looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our team in Malaga, Spain in a hybrid working mode. This role blends the strengths of a Senior QA Engineer with those of a Software Developer in Test, enhanced for the AI era. You will combine deep testing expertise with strong engineering skills, building automation frameworks, integrating quality into CI/CD pipelines, and designing advanced test strategies for both traditional and AI-powered software systems.

Las cualificaciones, habilidades y toda la experiencia relevante necesaria para este puesto se pueden encontrar en la descripción completa a continuación.

This is your opportunity to lead quality engineering initiatives in a cutting‑edge environment where cloud, automation and AI-driven systems intersect, ensuring the reliability and safety of next‑generation applications.

Responsibilities

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- Analyze requirements and architecture to create comprehensive test plans, cases and data sets across functional, integration, regression and exploratory testing

- Design and maintain automation frameworks using tools such as Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, JMeter, Gatling

- Develop and integrate testing tools into CI/CD pipelines to boost engineering productivity

- Build observability and telemetry solutions for real‑time quality monitoring

- Identify and automate repetitive tasks, reducing manual testing effort

- Manage defect lifecycle: reproduce, isolate, document and prioritize issues until resolution

- Apply AI-assisted workflows for test generation, code review and defect triage, while validating AI outputs for accuracy

- Design and execute targeted testing for AI/LLM-powered features, including safety and reliability checks





- Collaborate with developers for quality-first practices across the SDLC and provide leadership in quality strategy

- Work within an agile delivery model, contributing to process improvements and mentoring team members

Requirements

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- Strong experience in software quality assurance covering UI/black-box testing and white-box techniques

- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Python, Scala, or TypeScript)

- Hands‑on experience with automation tools (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)

- Understanding of SDLC, STLC and agile practices

- Proven experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Argo CD)

- Knowledge of cloud services and container platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker)

- Familiarity with observability tools (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog)

- Practical experience with AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) for test authoring and debugging

- Familiarity with testing AI features, including evaluation harnesses, golden-set tests, prompt injection safeguards, and model xqbhyrx regression strategies

- Awareness of responsible AI principles: bias, fairness, privacy and safety considerations

- Experience designing and validating prompts, LLM workflows, and automation environments with AI integration

- Excellent communication abilities for bug reporting, test planning, and explaining quality trade‑offs. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills

Nice to have

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- Experience with performance testing (e.g., Gatling, JMeter)

- Prior leadership experience in QA teams or test strategy definition

- Experience in highly regulated or data-sensitive environments

We offer

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- Private health insurance

- EPAM Employees Stock Purchase Plan

- 100% paid sick leave

- Referral Program

- Professional certification

- Language courses

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📌 Senior QA Automation Engineer (Málaga)
🏢 Epam Systems
📍 Málaga