QA Engineer

Description

DESCRIPTION **Who are we?** We are **Kairós**, a different technology company. Yes, we help our clients with their digital and methodological transformation challenges, but what truly defines us is **how we do it**: putting people at the center. We have been recognized as a **Great Place To Work® Certified** company since 2019 — for the sixth consecutive year — ranking **5th in 2024**. Our values of **courage, empathy, innovation, and joy** shape how we work every day. We are over 850 people (developers, data engineers, strategists…) and are now looking for someone to join this brilliant and diverse team. At Kairós, you’re not just another number. We know you by name, care about your personal balance, and want you to grow with us. **Your mission at Kairós** We’re looking for a passionate and technically minded QA Automation Engineer to join our development teams. Your focus will be on driving quality strategy — designing and executing tests that ensure robust solutions. Here, you won’t just automate tests; you’ll actively contribute to defect prevention, risk mitigation, and value delivery in every release. * **Test Strategy and Management:** You’ll design and develop both manual and automated test plans. You’ll identify requirements, build test scenarios, and manage the necessary test data for flawless execution. * **Test Execution and Types:** You’ll automate and execute functional tests, covering unit, integration, regression, system, smoke, sanity, and acceptance testing. You’ll continuously track defects during integration test execution. * **QA Automation and Tools:** You’ll work daily with frameworks and tools such as **Selenium WebDriver**, **Cucumber**, **TestNG**, **Allure**, **Cypress**, and **Docker**. You’ll perform performance and load testing using **JMeter** or **BlazeMeter**, and validate API services via **Postman**, **SoapUI**, and **Newman**. * **Incident Management and Code Quality:** You’ll use tracking tools like **ALM** and **Jira** (with plugins **Zephyr** and **XRail**). You’ll analyze code quality using **Sonar**, **PMD**, **FindBugs**, and **Checkstyle**. * **Continuous Integration (CI/CD) and Environments:** You’ll integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like **Bitbucket**, **Bamboo**, **Jenkins**, and **Nexus**. You’ll use version control systems (**Git**, **SVN**, **CVS**) and confidently operate across **Linux**, **macOS**, and **Windows** environments using **Eclipse IDE**. * **Databases and Methodologies:** You’ll run SQL queries (**MySQL**, **DBeaver**) and NoSQL queries within agile methodologies and frameworks. * **Technical Collaboration:** You’ll work side-by-side with continuous development teams to identify critical features and mitigate error risks from early stages. **What will make you successful** **Education and Experience** * **Minimum +3 years of professional experience** demonstrable in QA / Test Automation roles. Solid experience designing and implementing end-to-end test and functional automation strategies. * **Technical Proficiency (Must-have)** * **QA and Automation Tools:** Proficient use of **Selenium WebDriver**, **Cucumber**, **TestNG**, **Cypress**, **Allure**, and containerization with **Docker**. * **Performance and API Testing:** Hands-on experience with load/performance testing (**JMeter**, **BlazeMeter**) and API service testing (**Postman**, **SoapUI**, **Newman**). * **Development and CI/CD:** Knowledge of **Java** development, understanding of **HTML**, **CSS**, and **JavaScript**, experience with **Git**, and CI/CD workflows using **Jenkins**, **Bamboo**, or **Bitbucket**. * **Databases and Management:** Basic-to-intermediate proficiency in **SQL** (**MySQL**, **DBeaver**) and **NoSQL**, along with usage of **Jira** / **ALM**. **Desirable (Nice-to-have)** * Familiarity with static code analysis tools such as **Sonar**, **PMD**, **FindBugs**, or **Checkstyle**. * Experience applying agile methodologies within multidisciplinary continuous delivery teams. **Benefits that make a difference** **Meaningful Professional Growth** * Ongoing corporate training. * Free **English classes** in small groups. * Continuous mentoring and personalized support. * Participation in tech conferences, events, and communities. **Real Balance and Flexibility** * **23 vacation days** + December 24 and 31 off. * 1 day for professional events and **3 flexible-work days**. * **100% remote work.** * **Reduced working hours in August** and **extended lunch breaks every Friday** throughout the year. **Benefits and Personal Well-being** * **Flexible compensation** (Cobee) for meals, transportation, training, and childcare. * **Health insurance** with Cigna, Adeslas, or Sanitas. * **Wellness program** supporting emotional and psychological well-being. **\#TRY \#THINK \#FEEL \#ENJOY** At Kairós, we firmly believe in the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment where all employees feel valued and have the opportunity to reach their full potential — regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. **Apply now and join the Kairoseros and Kairoseras team!**