Senior Test Automation Engineer with Java and Kafka

Senior Test Automation Engineer with Java and Kafka Miejsce pracy: Białystok Technologies we use Expected Java Git Jenkins Selenium Cucumbe Junit REST gRPC GraphQL Optional ELK Stack Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana About the project We are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our Scrum team developing next-generation e-commerce backend services. In this role, you will design and implement robust test automation frameworks for our Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) platform based on Apache Kafka and Event Sourcing. Your work will be critical to ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of distributed systems, while collaborating closely with developers and sharing knowledge within the QA community. Your responsibilities Supporting development teams in testing activities within Agile environments Preparing and executing test plans, test scenarios, and exploratory testing where automation is not yet applied Building and maintaining automated tests across multiple levels Eliminating the backlog of manual regression tests through automation coverage Implementing integration, functional, load, and performance tests Validating message flows, event-driven workflows, and state transitions in event-sourcing environments Ensuring data consistency, idempotency, and fault tolerance across microservices Applying mocking and simulation techniques for event-driven test scenarios Reviewing automation test code to enhance quality and share knowledge Contributing to the QA Community of Practice by sharing principles, practices, and improvements Our requirements Having at least 5 years of proven experience in test automation, preferably in international and multicultural environments Working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, XP) and DevOps practices Testing Kafka-based applications with strong expertise in distributed systems Programming in Java with frameworks and tools such as Cucumber, Selenium, and JUnit Performing API testing (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) using Postman, RestAssured, or Karate Operating CI/CD and collaboration tools such as Git, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence Understanding Event Sourcing, CQRS patterns, and contract testing frameworks in depth Conducting performance and load testing to ensure scalability and reliability Practicing BDD and Gherkin-driven methodologies in Agile teams Communicating fluently in English, both written and spoken, with technical and non-technical stakeholders Fluent Polish required Residing in Poland required This is how we organize our work This is how we work scrum What we offer Great Place to Work since 2015 - it's thanks to feedback from our workers that we get this special title and constantly implement new ideas Employment stability - revenue of PLN 2.1BN, no debts, since 2006 on the market We share the profit with Workers - over PLN 76M has already been allocated for this aim since 2022 Attractive benefits package - private healthcare, benefits cafeteria platform, car discounts and more Comfortable workplace – class A offices or remote work Dozens of fascinating projects for prestigious brands from all over the world – you can change them thanks to Job Changer application PLN 1 000 000 per year for your ideas - with this amount, we support the passions and voluntary actions of our workers Investment in your growth – meetups, webinars, training platform and technology blog – you choose Fantastic atmosphere created by all Sii Power People Recruitment stages Send your CV Talk to us about your expectations Learn more about our projects and choose the best Start your adventure with Sii Sii Sp. z o.o. Sii is the leading technology consulting, digital transformation, engineering, and business services vendor in Poland. We already employ more than 7 500 professionals and implement projects in a variety of industries for clients from many countries around the world. The Great Place to Work title, won 10 times in a row, proves that at Sii we create a friendly work environment.