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Senior Automation QA Engineer
Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled and proactive QA Engineer with strong expertise in test automation to join our team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust automated testing frameworks, ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products across UI, API, and data layers.

 

Key Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain end-to-end UI automation frameworks using Playwright or Cypress
  • Develop test frameworks from scratch tailored to project needs
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality assurance
  • Perform API testing using tools like Postman
  • Validate data integrity using SQL queries against relational databases
  • Apply best practices in test automation strategies, including Page Object Model, data-driven testing, and use of fixtures
  • Collaborate closely with developers, manual QA engineers, and product owners
  • Mentor junior QA team members and support their growth in automation practices

 

Mandatory Skills & Technologies
  • UI Automation Frameworks (Playwright, Cypress): 3+ years
  • Test Framework Development: 3+ years
  • JavaScript Proficiency: 3+ years
  • CI/CD Integration (e.g., GitLab, GitHub Actions): 2+ years
  • API Testing (Postman): 2+ years
  • Test Automation Strategies & Patterns: 2+ years
  • SQL & Data Validation in Relational Databases: 2+ years

 

Nice-to-Have Skills
  • Experience with CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps, Bamboo, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions (YAML)
  • API automation tools: Newman, REST Assured, or similar
  • Programming experience in C# or Java
  • Familiarity with test management tools: Xray, Zephyr, TestRail

 

Soft Skills & Team Collaboration
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams
  • Experience mentoring junior or manual QA engineers
  • Open to learning and adapting to new technologies as the stack evolves

 

Additional Notes
  • Our tech stack may evolve in the future, so flexibility and openness to learning new tools and technologies is essential.
  • You’ll be part of a team that values clean code, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.
Information at a Glance
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Posting Start Date:  09/09/2025
Level of Experience:  Senior
Job Function:  Information Technology
Required Travel:  less then 25%

About ALSO

ALSO is one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry currently active in 30 countries in Europe and in a total of 144 countries worldwide. In 2024, net sales of the Swiss-based company, which employs about 4 200 people, amounted to 11 billion euros. The ALSO ecosystem offers around 135 000 resellers hardware, software and IT services from more than 800 vendors in over 1 570 product categories. In the spirit of the circular economy, the company provides all services from provision to refurbishment from a single source.

ALSO has three business models: The Supply division comprises the transactional range of hardware and software. The Solutions division supports customers in the development of customized IT solutions and ready-to-use IoT applications. Subscription-based cloud offerings for soft- and hardware as well as platforms for cybersecurity, IoT, virtualization and AI are the focus of the Service area.

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ALSO Values

It is one of our fundamental values to respect human rights and to ensure that they are respected. This includes, in particular, respecting the personal dignity and privacy of each individual. Ethical behaviour is also expected of all our employees in business dealings with our partners. We are committed to fair, unrestricted competition and do not allow our decisions to be influenced by gifts or invitations, let alone financial benefits. Improving the lives of all people through technology - that is ALSO's goal. This also includes protecting our environment and making careful use of the limited resources we have. For further reference, please refer to our Code of Conduct.

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