Senior Test Automation Engineer (Java)

We are looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer (Java) to drive automation testing for a financial management platform currently under development. This is a great chance to help build an automation framework from scratch, as the project shifts from manual to automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop functional, integration, and acceptance test cases
• Create automated test cases for regression, functional, and smoke testing
• Organize and execute automation tasks while upholding testing standards across the team
• Incorporate test cycles into the DevOps pipeline
• Resolve system issues creatively and efficiently through effective troubleshooting
• Build automation for backend services (REST APIs) and frontend
• Record and report defects
• Oversee test data and test environments
• Handle version management of test scripts

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• 5+ years of professional experience in Quality Assurance, including at least 3+ years in test automation development or a mix of development and testing experience
• Proficiency in Java
• Background in REST and SOAP API testing, ideally with SOAPUI and Groovy scripting
• Expertise in Selenium or comparable tools, together with Cucumber
• Capability to build and maintain automation scripts that ensure information systems services and programs meet acceptance criteria
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Skills in functional, integration, and regression testing, including authoring unit tests for robustness, edge cases, usability, and overall reliability
• Knowledge of manual testing at a solid level
• Competency in connecting test suites to CI/CD pipelines
• Strong analytical, organizational, and troubleshooting abilities
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, including client-facing experience
• English proficiency at B2 level or above

Nice to have

• Background in Financial Services and/or Wealth Management domains
• Familiarity with Apache Maven as well as Gradle
• Understanding of Mainframe systems

Benefits

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn