Senior Test Engineer

OpsWerks is a technical consulting company specializing in operational services for the high-tech industry. We help platform and infrastructure teams operate multi-cloud environments, execute complex migrations, and enable seamless app deployments.

Your Role

As a Senior Test Engineer, you’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, project managers, and business stakeholders to design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks while also applying hands-on manual testing when needed.

This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about driving test automation excellence while keeping the customer experience at the heart of testing.

You are expected to:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web, API, and integration testing

• Write and execute automated test scripts that are reliable, maintainable, and efficient

• Conduct manual exploratory testing where automation isn’t feasible

• Partner with developers, product owners, and project managers to define clear test strategies and acceptance criteria

• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast and reliable feedback on product quality

• Identify, log, and track defects through to resolution

• Mentor junior test engineers in best practices for automation and testing

• Champion a culture of quality-first engineering within the team

Your Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software testing, with at least 2+ years focused on test automation

• Strong coding skills in at least one language (e.g., Python or JavaScript)

• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright, Cypress, Pytest)

• Solid experience in interacting with APIs for testing, including designing and executing API test cases

• Proficiency with testing tools such as Postman, Locust, OWASP ZAP, and Lighthouse

• Proven track record in performance and load testing of applications

• Experience integrating tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

• Solid understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes

• Solid experience in creating test plans, test strategies, and test cases in accordance with software quality testing standards

• Working knowledge of different approaches (e.g. Test-Driven Development, Behavior-Driven Development)

• Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, collaborating in sprints and ceremonies

Plus points if you have:

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Hands-on experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Professional certification, such as Six Sigma, ISTQB, CQE or CQA