Job description:
For our client we are looking for a QA Engineer (f/m/d) DevOps Enablement
Framework parameters:
Start: December 2024 / January 2025
Duration: 31.03.25 (long term engagement (2026))
Capacity: 100% if possible
Location: 75% Remote, 25% Berlin (1 week Berlin / 3 weeks remote in rotation), up to 50% onsite in peak times
Role:
- The DevOps Enablement (DOE) product line streamlines developer workflows on the platform by reducing overhead and automating tasks, allowing developers to focus on business logic.
- DOE provides tools across five key areas: the Collaboration Suite (Jira, Confluence), CodeBuild (CI for automation and source management), Deployment (CD with Kubernetes and ArgoCD), Security & Compliance (AquaSec, Sonar), and the DevOps Portal, which serves as a self-service hub for interacting with all DOE products and platform services.
- Quality Assurance team members are dedicated to one or more Squads too. Quality Assurance (QA) team members perform various tasks to ensure product quality, including conducting manual and automated tests,
identifying and documenting software defects, and reviewing requirements and technical specifications to provide feedback.
- They create and maintain test cases, plans, and scripts, collaborate closely with developers and product managers to resolve issues, monitor quality metrics, ensure compliance with standards, and participate in continuous improvement efforts to enhance QA processes and methodologies.
Profile:
The candidate should be a mid-to-senior level professional with demonstrated expertise in test design and automation, along with hands-on experience in API testing, and testing of Atlassian tools.
Additional requirements:
- Extensive experience in testing and automation for large-scale projects
- Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, with practical knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Familiarity with DevOps principles, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation, to enhance testing efficiency
- Proven ability to establish and refine QA processes
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Skills (must-have):
- Hands-on experience in automation of UI testing
- Proficiency in REST API testing
- Familiarity with Atlassian products Jira and Confluence
- Substantial experience with test automation
- Experience in test documentation for clear and structured testing processes
Must-have language skills
- Fluent English in speech and writing (at least B2)
- Fluent German in speech and writing (at least B2)
Skills (should-have):
- CI/CD and DevOps experience
- Knowledge of Kubernetes
- Experience with Postman
- Experience with Python and PyTest
- Experience BDD / Gherkin / Cucumber
- Experience with TestRail
- Experience with TestKube