What you will do. A glimpse into your role:
As a QA Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in strengthening our QA capabilities across the in‑house DBO applications. You will design, build, and maintain automated tests for backend services, APIs, and UI components, contributing directly to stable, secure, and maintainable software releases.
Working closely with Developers, Product Managers, UX, and DevOps, you will support continuous improvement, enhance testability, and help grow our automation maturity as you move toward senior‑level ownership.
Every action has an impact. You will make a difference here if you:
Design, implement, and maintain automation test suites across API and UI layers.
Apply clean test design principles to ensure test stability, readability, and long‑term maintainability.
Contribute to risk‑based test planning and actively participate in exploratory testing sessions.
Support secure‑by‑design validation and identify potential vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle.
Use logs, dashboards, and metrics to evaluate system behavior and identify issues, patterns, or anomalies.
Collaborate with Developers to reproduce defects, validate fixes, and improve test coverage.
Work with relational data structures and assist with test data preparation aligned with MSSQL schemas.
Contribute to process improvements, framework enhancements, and QA documentation.
Leverage AI‑assisted tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to accelerate test development and analysis.
Key competencies to empower your journey. You'll drive toward success if you bring:
Core Skills
Strong experience in Java automation development, capable of writing stable and maintainable test code.
Good understanding of Typescript and JavaScript for frontend testing and debugging.
Solid knowledge of BDD (Gherkin/Cucumber) for clear and structured scenario writing.
Hands‑on experience with API test automation, including flows, payloads, integration checks, and error handling.
Practical knowledge of UI automation using tools such as Selenium or Playwright.
Experience working with MSSQL, including writing queries, joins, and validating data.
Basic understanding of RabbitMQ and testing message‑flow scenarios.
Experience testing in containerized environments (Docker & Kubernetes).
Awareness of security principles, OWASP basics, and common vulnerability patterns.
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and troubleshooting failures.
Familiarity with AI‑assisted testing, generating test ideas, and analyzing logs.
Preferable Skills
Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
Contract testing experience.
Familiarity with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
Experience working with payment or financial systems.
Qualifications and education requirements
University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
ISTQB Foundation certification is preferred.
Strong English communication skills (written and verbal).
Experience
Approximately 4–5 years of QA automation experience.
Experience working in agile development environments.
Reporting and collaboration
Reports to: Development Lead
Works closely with: Developers, QA Engineers, Product Owners, UX, and DevOps teams
Together, we go further:
At Global Blue, great work happens when talented people come together in a supportive and inspiring environment. Here’s what you can expect:
A role in a fast‑growing, international company
Opportunities for professional development and career growth
A multicultural workplace, collaborating with colleagues worldwide
Inspiring team members and a dynamic, forward‑thinking culture
You’ll also enjoy a range of employee benefits, including:
Employee referral program
Team‑building activities and events
Annual Christmas Party and more
We foster career growth through internal mobility, embrace an Agile Working Model, and support work‑life balance.
Committed to sustainability, we focus on creating positive impacts for employees, clients, and communities. Guided by our 5 Ways of Working, we value client satisfaction, collaboration, innovation, and shared success.
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What We Do
At Global Blue, we firmly believe that enhancing the shopping experience drives performance. Our mission is to seamlessly connect shoppers and brands worldwide by simplifying the shopping experience and boosting retailer performance. With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have pioneered Tax Free Shopping and expanded into the Payment and Post-Purchase business. As a technology partner, we lead our industries with innovative technology and data-driven insights, bringing unparalleled value at every touchpoint along the shopping journey. We support retailers in handling over 35 million Tax Free Shopping transactions every year and our payment partners in elevating the experience of more than 31 million transactions worldwide. Our post-purchase solutions also cater to the needs of over 47m e-commerce shoppers. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, we generated €20bn Sales in Store and €311M revenue in FY 2022/23. Our diverse community of over 2,000 employees represent more than 80 nationalities across 53 countries. At Global Blue, we cultivate a culture of empowerment, encouraging our teams to collaborate and support one another. Together, we innovate, create, and strive towards a brighter future for the businesses we serve. With Global Blue, enjoy the journey.
