QA Engineer (overall)

About Us

Komodo Consulting is a technology and strategy firm specializing in Digital Transformation. Operating in Portugal and Poland, we provide IT Consulting & Nearshore services. We support both public and private sector organizations through two main areas:

- Consulting - with a focus on strategy, investment analysis, and digital process improvement;

- IT Team Augmentation - helping clients scale and strengthen their tech teams.

The Project

We are seeking a QA Engineer to work on a technology project.

You will have the following responsibilities:

• Define and execute test strategies, plans, and test cases based on business and technical requirements;

• Perform manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing;

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts;

• Test APIs and backend services, validating data and integrations;

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines;

• Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution;

• Support performance, security, and accessibility testing where applicable;

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to quality from the early stages of development;

• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business teams to ensure product quality;

• Produce and maintain up-to-date test documentation and quality reports.

You need to have the following skills/experience:

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance and testing;

• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, techniques, and the software testing lifecycle;

• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or equivalents;

• Programming or scripting experience, preferably in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python;

• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or equivalents;

• Familiarity with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or equivalents;

• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, Xray, TestRail, or equivalents;

• Knowledge of SQL for data validation;

• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI;

• English B2 or higher;

• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g. JMeter, k6) and ISTQB certification are a plus.

Location

Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, or Braga (Hybrid - 2 days per week at the office).