Senior Automation QA Engineer

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our team full-time in Ukraine.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Senior Automation QA Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Lead manual and automation testing efforts for enterprise applications with a focus on quality, scalability, and release readiness
• 5+ years of experience in QA Engineering with strong manual and automation testing experience
• Develop, maintain, and execute UI and API automation frameworks using PHP and Selenium
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and delivery
• Mentor team members on automation best practices, testing processes, and framework improvements
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to identify risks, troubleshoot defects, and improve overall product quality
• Validate APIs, integrations, and backend processes to ensure reliable data flow across systems

Requirements:

• Develop and maintain UI and API automation frameworks using PHP and Selenium
• Automate end-to-end and regression test scenarios
• Test REST APIs and backend processes
• Validate integrations and data flows between different systems
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Investigate and troubleshoot defects together with developers
• Participate in release validation and quality improvement activities
• Upper-Intermediate or higher English level (both written and spoken)
• Good understanding of payment gateways, transaction lifecycle, reconciliation, clearing, settlement, refunds, and chargebacks
• Ability to collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, and engineering teams to define target-state processes and solution requirements
• Experience creating BRDs, FRDs, user stories, process flows (BPMN/UML), acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence, with experience supporting sprint planning, backlog refinement, and UAT

What’s in it for you?

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Flexibility: Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice
• Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

As one of Ukraine’s largest IT companies and a top employer recognized by Forbes, we’ve spent over 20 years delivering meaningful tech solutions. We proudly support diverse talent and military veterans, recognizing their unique skills and perspectives they bring to shaping the future.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.

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