Test Engineer - Freelance

Role & Responsibilities

As a Test Engineer, you will be responsible for the full testing lifecycle, from design to execution and automation:

• Plan, execute, and support different testing phases: Integration, Regression, and Business Acceptance Testing

• Design and maintain test plans and test cases (e.g., in Octane)

• Develop and maintain automated tests using Java, Rest-Assured, and Cucumber (BDD)

• Build comprehensive test suites for RESTful APIs (functional, regression, contract testing)

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

• Define and manage test data strategies, including mocking external dependencies (e.g., mainframe APIs)

• Analyze API responses (status codes, payloads, performance, security)

• Collaborate closely with developers to identify, reproduce, and resolve defects

• Support Business Acceptance Testing (BAT) with business stakeholders

• Act as a quality advocate, promoting shift-left testing and TDD/BDD practices

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (refinement, planning, retrospectives)

• Translate business requirements into executable test scenarios (Gherkin)

• Monitor and report on test coverage, defect trends, and automation performance

• Mentor junior team members on testing best practices and tools

• Continuously improve testing approaches and propose innovations