Senior Automation Test Engineer

At Mindbox we 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.

Sounds like your kind of challenge?  

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What you get in return

Flexible cooperation model – choose the form that suits you best (B2B, employment contract, etc.)

Remote w ork 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

Daily tasks

• 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.

Requirements

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

Must have: Testing, Python, pytest, IAM, REST API, Postman, PUB, Kafka, Protocols, LDAP, API, CSV, RBAC, Jira, Test management, Cloud

Nice to have: GCP, AWS, Azure, Communication skills, Neo4j, JMeter, DevOps, Vault, HashiCorp