Senior Automation Test Engineer

At Mindboxwe connect top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe.

Join our client's team, where you'll play a key role in shaping a global Identity and Access Management (IAM) transformation programme at one of the world's largest financial institutions. Your contribution will help deliver high-impact solutions in banking & security - spanning authentication, elevated access, and full identity lifecycle management at enterprise scale across Google Cloud Platform.

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Responsibilities

• Flexible cooperation model - choose the form that suits you best

  (B2B, employment contract, etc.)

• Remote work setup
• Collaborative team culture - work alongside experienced professionals eager to share knowledge
• Continuous development - access to training platforms and growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits - including Interpolska Health Care, Multisport card, Warta Insurance, and more
• High quality equipment - laptop and essential software provided

Requirements

• Developing and executing test plans, test cases, and test scenarios aligned to technical requirements and FR/NFR traceability.
• Building and maintaining backend automation using Python and Pytest, with a focus on API and integration testing.
• Validating event-driven systems (Pub/Sub, queues) including replay/reprocessing scenarios and data integrity across asynchronous flows.
• Contributing to CI/CD pipeline integration - running automated tests, generating reports, and notifying teams of results.
• Testing and validating functions and decision logic defined as code, including policy-as-code.
• Reporting, tracking, and managing defects; attending triage meetings and verifying fixes.
• Creating and managing synthetic and anonymised test data sets to support repeatable automated testing.
• Collaborating in an Agile delivery model and contributing to continuous quality engineering improvement.

Note:Detailed project information will be shared during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience in backend automation testing using Python & Pytest.
• Working knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts.
• Experience testing REST API-driven services (Postman / Insomnia / Apidog).
• Experience validating event-driven systems (Pub/Sub, Kafka, queues) and/or batch processing flows.
• Awareness of identity protocols and formats: SCIM, LDAP, OIDC, REST API, CSV.
• Understanding of policy-based access models: RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC, PBAC.
• Practical experience with JIRA & Zephyr for test management and defect lifecycle (mandatory).
• Exposure to CI/CD practices and shift-left testing mindset.
• Cloud testing experience, ideally GCP (AWS / Azure / Entra is a plus).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice to have:

• Experience in consumer-driven contract testing.
• Testing policy-as-code (OPA / Rego) - policy evaluation and explainability.
• Exposure to GraphDB (Neo4j) and graph-based relationship validation.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools (e.g., n8n) or GenAI tooling supporting quality engineering.
• Containerised test execution patterns.
• Performance testing tools: JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, NeoLoad.
• Exposure to GitOps repositories and modern DevOps delivery patterns.
• Familiarity with Vault (HashiCorp), SPIFFE/SPIRE, session management, or governance/auditing controls testing.

Joining this project you’llbecome part of Mindbox - a tech-driven company where consulting, engineering, and talent meet to build meaningful digital solutions. We’llback you up every step of the way, accelerate your development, and ensure your skills make a difference.