Senior QA Automation Engineer Miejsce pracy: Kraków Recruitment for Hays IT Contracting is a cooperation based on B2B rules. We connect IT specialists with the most interesting technological projects on the market. For our client, company delivering advanced software solutions within the fintech and payments sector, we are currently looking for Candidates for the position of Senior QA Automation Engineer. Work mode: hybrid (2 days/week from the Kraków office) Compensation: up to 130 PLN/h net Contract type: B2B Start Date: ASAP Cooperation: min. 6 months, with the possibility of extension English: B2/C1 (daily communication with UK-based teams) Position Overview: The Senior QA Automation Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, business‑critical software solutions. You will collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, DevOps, and other QA Automation Engineers to design, maintain, and enhance scalable test automation frameworks. This role emphasizes TDD and BDD practices, robust automation coverage in CI/CD pipelines, and continuous improvement across testing processes. Your responsibilities Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to test new product features and improve test coverage for existing/legacy systems, using technologies and tools including Testing Tools such as Reqnroll/Specflow, Postman, Playwright, Swagger, Selenium Analyse business requirements, internal designs, and non‑functional requirements and estimate user stories collaboratively with the team Advocate and maintain a Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour‑Driven Development (BDD) approach Write and execute robust test scripts, attaining a high percentage of test automation and regression within CI/CD pipelines Manual exploratory testing and maintenance of a clear manual test plan for any test scenarios that cant be automated Review logs and databases as part of the testing process, and automate this where possible Follow industry best practices and promote quality standards within the team Employer requirements 6 years of professional experience as an Automation QA in a modern software environment Experience with C# .NET Solid background in REST APIs and API testing strategies Experience with BDD (preference for test automation over manual testing) Deep understanding of the Test Pyramid (unit, integration, E2E) and ability to classify test candidates Experience rewriting, refactoring, and improving automated tests Experience running tests within CI/CD pipelines Hands‑on experience with SpecFlow/Reqnroll Understanding of SQL Experience working in agile methodologies Optional Previous experience in the payments industry or with PCI DSS compliance is advantageous Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and containerisation tools like Docker and Localstack Experience with performance and non-functional testing Knowledge of testing highly available, scalable, and business-critical systems What employer offers A quick recruitment process. Standard benefits including preferential rates for LuxMed, Multisport, and life insurance packages The chance for long-term cooperation on projects for top players in numerous sectors Opportunities for future assignments with other leading clients through Hays Benefits sharing the costs of sports activities private medical care sharing the costs of professional training & courses remote work opportunities