Job Title: Automation Test Engineer (Data & Platform Engineering)Location: Madrid/Barcelona, SpainMode: Hybrid (2 to 3 days a week from Madrid or Barcelona office)Employment: Long term ContractAI ways of working MandatoryJob description:You will design frameworks that teams adopt, enforce standards that prevent bad releases, and build systems that proactively catch failures before they hit production.You should be equally comfortable writing Python frameworks, designing data validation strategies, and challenging engineers on weak implementations. Also embrace AI ways of workingwherever possible to accelerate automation.Core ExpectationsYou do not wait for bugs, you design systems that make bugs difficult to existYou build frameworks that multiple teams adopt without frictionYou challenge architecture, not just test outcomesYou reduce false positives, flaky tests, and wasted computeYou think in terms of data reliability, contracts, and system behaviour under stressMandatory Skills
- Programming & Framework DevelopmentStrong Python with experience building test frameworks, libraries,



and CLI toolsAdvanced SQL for validation and reconciliation
- Data Engineering EcosystemHands on with DBT, Airflow, and Snowflake or similar platformsStrong understanding of ETL or ELT and data modeling concepts
- Data Quality & ObservabilityExperience with Great Expectations, Soda, or similar toolsUnderstanding of lineage and catalog systems
- Streaming SystemsExperience testing Kafka, Kinesis, or similar systemsUnderstanding of delivery semantics and event processing challenges
- CI/CD & DevOpsStrong Git workflowsCI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent
- Cloud & InfrastructureAWS experience across data and compute servicesFamiliarity with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormationDesired SkillsExperience with API contract testing and tools like PACTBasic UI automation for end to end validationExposure to data mesh or data product architecturesObservability stacks such as Prometheus or GrafanaExperience in regulated domains (healthcare, life sciences, finance)

📌 Automation Test Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Ubique Systems
📍 Madrid