Mid level QA (Automação)

Accountabilities: Test Strategy and Quality Assurance: Define and implement testing strategies based on established quality practices, including the test pyramid, regression testing, and acceptance testing, ensuring consistent quality throughout the development lifecycle. Test Scenario Design: Write clear, structured test scenarios using Gherkin to support behavior-driven development and improve collaboration between technical teams and business stakeholders. Automated Testing: Develop, maintain, and execute automated tests using Java and Rest Assured for REST APIs and Playwright for web applications. Manual Testing: Perform manual tests when necessary to validate functionality, investigate unexpected behavior, and complement automated test coverage. Test Data Management: Create, organize, and maintain test data sets to ensure reliable, repeatable, and effective testing across different scenarios. Product Acceptance and Validation: Work closely with Product Owners during user acceptance and homologation phases to validate business requirements and confirm that solutions meet expected outcomes. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to understand business needs, technical implementations, and deployment plans, ensuring comprehensive test coverage. Quality Metrics and Continuous Improvement: Define, monitor, and analyze quality indicators and testing metrics to measure effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, and strengthen testing processes. Defect Tracking and Root Cause Analysis: Identify, document, and monitor bugs, collaborate with development teams to investigate root causes, and establish action plans to prevent recurring issues. Continuous Testing and Integration: Support CI/CD and continuous testing practices, coordinating integration tests across different squads to validate interactions between systems and components. Knowledge Sharing and Best Practices: Participate actively in QA community and chapter activities, share technical knowledge, and promote consistent testing standards and quality practices across the team. Process Improvement and Autonomy: Contribute ideas, challenge existing approaches when appropriate, and proactively improve testing workflows while maintaining a collaborative and respectful team environment. Requirements: Professional Experience: Previous experience in Quality Assurance, with a strong focus on test automation and software quality practices. Test Scenario Design: Demonstrated experience writing test scenarios using Gherkin and translating business requirements into clear, testable acceptance criteria. API Test Automation: Practical experience with Java and Rest Assured for automated testing of REST APIs. Web Test Automation: Experience using Playwright to automate web application testing. Manual Testing: Ability to perform manual testing when required and identify functional issues that may not be covered by automated test suites. CI/CD and Continuous Testing: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices to integrate quality checks into software delivery workflows. Development and Debugging Tools: Experience using browser DevTools to investigate application behavior and troubleshoot issues. Version Control: Knowledge of Git and GitHub for source control, collaboration, and test automation code management. API Validation Tools: Familiarity with Postman or similar tools for making REST API calls, validating responses, and investigating integration issues. Agile Methodologies: Experience working in agile development environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and participating in iterative delivery processes. Integration Testing: Experience coordinating and orchestrating integration tests across multiple squads or teams to validate end-to-end interactions between systems. Quality Engineering Principles: Understanding of test strategy development, regression and acceptance testing, test pyramid principles, defect management, and continuous quality improvement. Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong attention to detail and the ability to investigate complex technical issues, identify root causes, and propose effective solutions. Communication and Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills, a willingness to share knowledge, and the ability to work closely with teammates while respecting diverse perspectives. Autonomy and Adaptability: A proactive mindset, comfort with independent decision-making, openness to learning new technologies, and the confidence to suggest improvements to processes and client-related practices. Location and Work Arrangement: Must be based in Brazil. The role is remote; however, candidates residing in the Campinas Metropolitan Region are required to attend local offices in accordance with the applicable attendance policy. Benefits: Comprehensive medical and dental insurance. Food and meal vouchers. Childcare assistance. Extended parental leave. Access to fitness facilities and health and wellness professionals through Wellhub and TotalPass. Profit-sharing program (PLR). Life insurance. Access to a continuous learning platform and professional development resources. Employee discounts through a dedicated benefits club. Free online resources focused on physical health, mental well-being, and overall wellness. Courses supporting pregnancy, parenthood, and responsible parenting. Partnerships with online learning platforms. Access to language-learning platforms. Additional employee benefits, learning opportunities, and wellness initiatives.