Senior QA Automation Engineer

Toyota Connected Europe

. Select the testing approach for the product area based on risk, including manual versus automated coverage and testing layers .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeWrocław • PolandSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates expertise in test design and automation, particularly in Java-based BDD frameworks, while effectively translating acceptance criteria into executable tests. Proficient in risk-based testing approaches and quality metrics, with a strong ability to coach and guide teams in best testing practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Java ProgrammingGherkin Specification WritingTest Automation in GitLab CIREST API TestingCoaching on Testing Practices

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

Test Design SkillsManual TestingExploratory TestingAcceptance Criteria DefinitionRisk-Based TestingJava OOPGherkin with KarateRESTful Services TestingAsynchronous Systems TestingDefect Reporting

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationAutonomous WorkPlanning and Prioritization

Tools & Technologies

KarateCucumberGitLab CIDatadogSeleniumPostmanGatlingK6WireMockPython/Behave

Certifications & Qualifications

ISTQB Certification

Industry Keywords

Toyota Quality PrinciplesJidokaAndonKaizenGenchi GenbutsuPoka-YokeEventual ConsistencyData IntegrityContract TestingMocking/Service Virtualization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureGradleJavaKafkaMavenPythonRabbitMQSeleniumSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Select the testing approach for the product area based on risk, including manual versus automated coverage and testing layers
Define and track quality gates and metrics
Lead refinement from a quality perspective and challenge user stories
Define or review acceptance criteria with product owners and developers
Translate acceptance criteria into executable Gherkin specifications
Write clean, maintainable, deterministic tests in Java-based BDD frameworks
Perform manual and exploratory testing to identify risks automation may miss
Design and automate REST API and event-driven/asynchronous tests covering ordering, duplicates, retries, idempotency, DLQs, and eventual consistency
Own and evolve Java-based BDD frameworks and utilities, including Karate and Cucumber with REST Assured
Own test suites and GitLab CI integration with DevOps
Address test flakiness and execution time and make results visible to stakeholders
Debug failures through log analysis, request tracing with tools such as Datadog, and data inspection
Distinguish product bugs from test, environment, or data issues
Review test code and merge requests
Coach developers and testers on effective testing practices
Champion Toyota quality principles including Jidoka, Andon, Kaizen, Genchi Genbutsu, and Poka-Yoke

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong test design skills covering risk, boundaries, and negative paths
Proven hands-on manual and structured exploratory testing experience
Clear defect reporting skills
Experience selecting risk-based test approaches and defining quality gates and metrics
Experience defining or reviewing acceptance criteria and turning them into test scenarios
Solid hands-on experience writing Gherkin with Karate, Cucumber, or similar
Strong working knowledge of Java, including OOP, Collections, and Exception Handling
Ability to design, extend, and refactor test frameworks and utilities
Experience testing RESTful services, HTTP status codes, authentication, payload validation, JSON/XML path expressions, and SQL
Experience testing asynchronous or message-based systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS, including data integrity across services
Experience owning test automation in GitLab CI or similar, Git flow, and merge request reviews
Experience reviewing others' testing work and coaching colleagues on testing practice
Ability to work autonomously, plan and prioritize work, and support and guide others
Preferred: performance and resilience testing with Gatling or K6; UAT support; contract testing with Pact; mocking/service virtualisation with WireMock or Karate mocks; AWS or Azure; Datadog; Python/Behave; Selenium; Maven/Gradle; Postman; AI testing tools; ISTQB certification
Ability to explain complex technical failures clearly to non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working with a minimum of 6 days per month onsite
Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion
Accommodation or adjustment support for disabilities or other additional needs during the role or recruitment process