QA Engineer - with focus on API testing - Postman

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About the Role

We are a team that believes in engineering excellence and that our leaders should also be engineers themselves. We build applications that are carefully designed, thoughtfully implemented, and surpass the expectations of our users by working hand-in-hand with product owners. Quality and stability are first-class deliverables in everything we do, and we lead by example by embedding high standards into our processes. 
As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring our insurance platforms meet the highest standards of functionality and performance. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement robust testing strategies that protect our users' experience and maintain the integrity of our systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with product owners, requirements engineers, and subject matter experts to understand insurance platform functionality 
  
• Develop comprehensive testing plans and gain deep understanding of operational processes inherent in the software 
  
• Create and maintain automated API tests using Postman Enterprise covering accuracy, performance, and load requirements 
  
• Implement quality gates to ensure thorough testing before approving deployments for release 
  
• Understand root cause analysis of production issues and enhance test case coverage accordingly 
• Stay current with emerging technologies and Generative AI developments to continuously improve testing efficiency
• Drive the 'shift left' testing approach by focusing on API testing rather than UI testing to cover various business workflows and logic 

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:

• flexible working time
• hybrid type of home-office
• kindergarten - available in our building
• yearly salary re-evaluation
• sick days
• MultiSport card
• mental & medical health support
• public transport donation
  

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
Feel free to send your CV to tomas.simander@sourcefirstinternational.com

We always have several positions for IT Specialists not only in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, but also on foreign projects.

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Requirements

• Strong knowledge of APIs and API testing methodologies 
  
• Previous experience in a Quality Assurance role with focus on automated testing 
  
• Experience with test automation tools, particularly Postman for API testing
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and quality assurance processes 
  Ability to analyze complex systems and develop effective testing strategies 

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry 
  
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and how testing integrates into automated deployment processes 
  
• Familiarity with performance testing tools and methodologies
• Understanding of cloud-based application architectures
• Experience with Agile development methodologies