Senior Test Engineer with German (Java, TypeScript)

Company Description

Sopra Steria is one of the largest players in the tech industry in Europe, known for its consulting, digital services and software development. We operate in nearly 30 countries in the world, hiring more than 55,000 employees.

The Polish branch, as the Global Delivery Center, operates in Katowice since 2007 and has been growing ever since. Currently, our team consists of around 1,000 specialists.

Within the Digital Platform Services department, our teams specialize in areas such as cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup or storage, as well as networking and security. We also have 1st line support consultants who speak French and English, but also Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

The Application Services department is responsible for areas such as software development, data engineering, testing services, CRM, ITSM and ERP platform integrations, as well as application management for customers in Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

Job Description

We are looking Senior Test Engineer to join Sopra Steria Polska and one of our innovative international squads.

As a Tester you ensure the quality and stability of highly available and security-critical services. You design, implement and continuously evolve robust test automation solutions and systematically integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring reliable and reproducible test execution in complex distributed systems.

Within a multi-year transformation programme, our team is modernizing central, business-critical applications and operating them on a cloud-based, containerised microservice architecture. Delivery follows an agile (Scrum-based) model in close coordination with the client. The environment combines a modern Azure-based cloud and DevSecOps technology stack with the stringent requirements for IT security, availability and regulatory compliance applicable to a central bank.

Note that we can only offer cooperation to people who are located in Poland and have EU citizenship.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and continuously optimise test automation frameworks for business-critical applications

• Develop, maintain and execute automated functional, regression, integration and smoke tests

• Plan, design and execute load and performance tests using established tools (e.g. Apache JMeter, Azure Load Testing)

• Integrate automated tests into build, deployment and CI/CD pipelines and ensure stable, repeatable test execution (e.g. via pipeline quality gates and controlled environments)

• Develop and maintain test strategies, test plans and test concepts aligned with recognised standards (e.g. ISTQB, ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119)

• Define and implement metrics and KPIs to measure, monitor and continuously improve test coverage, defect detection and product quality

• Manage test data and ensure controlled provisioning of test environments, including containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of test processes in a DevSecOps context (e.g. shift-left testing, integration into development workflows)

• Collaborate within an agile (Scrum-based) team in close coordination with the client

Tech stack on the project:

• Languages: Java, TypeScript; scripting: Bash, PowerShell

• Test automation: Katalon Studio or comparable, code-centric automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)

• Load & performance: Apache JMeter, Azure Load Testing

• Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

• CI/CD: Standardised build and deployment pipelines with integrated DevOps toolin

• Methodology: Agile / Scrum, DevSecOps

Qualifications

Must have requirements:

• Practical experience in the design, implementation and maintenance of test automation frameworks

• Very good knowledge of standards in quality management and software management (e.g. ISTQB, ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119)

• Very good knowledge of, among others, Java and TypeScript for test automation

• Practical experience with tools for load and performance testing, in particular Apache JMeter and Azure Load Testing

• Very good knowledge of test automation platforms (e.g. Katalon Studio or comparable solutions) for executing functional tests

• Very good knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Bash, PowerShell) for integration into build and deployment pipelines

• Experience in integrating automated tests into build and deployment processes (smoke, regression, integration tests), including integration into CI/CD pipelines and ensuring stable, reproducible test execution

• Knowledge of container technologies and orchestration (in particular Kubernetes) for test-related environments

• EU citizenship

• Fluent English: B2/C1.

• Fluent German: B2/C1.

• Being open to occasional business trips abroad and visits in our office in Katowice

Nice to have requirements:

• Very good knowledge of regression test strategies and structured test data management

• Extensive practical experience in preparing and operationalising test strategies, test plans and test concepts

• Practical experience in agile methods (in particular Scrum) and their systematic integration with testing activities

• Knowledge of defining and preparing test evaluations through metrics and KPIs to measure test and product quality

Additional Information

What we offer:

• BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud), local kindergarten.

• DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (B2B): Tech Lunches, Worksmile, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud).

• ADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.

The recruitment process for this position consists of 3 stages:

• a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max)
• one-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)
• clients interview on Teams

Salary range:

UOP: 12 000-16 000 PLN gross/month.

B2B: 100-140 PLN net/h

All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.