Automation QA Engineer

Please note that this position requires relocation to Asunción, Paraguay, for candidates living outside the country. 

MentorMate creates durable technical solutions that deliver digital transformation at scale by blending strategic insights and thoughtful design with brilliant engineering. With mature and established practices in enterprise web and mobile development, quality engineering, technical architecture, human-centered design, cloud, DevOps, data, and analytics, the company provides challenging careers in a friendly and global people-oriented environment. We value every team member and share our success through flexible working models, competitive pay and benefits, and advancement opportunities. MentorMate Paraguay was established in 2023 after the acquisition of Software Natura and is the Latin American headquarters of our global digital transformation consultancy efforts.

As part of global technology company Tietoevry Create, MentorMate enables people to work on impactful, global projects for recognizable brands and grow their careers in a team of over 10,000 experts.

About the role 

We are looking for an experienced Automation QA Engineer who is eager to learn, passionate about quality and technology, and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. As part of our automation QA team, you will collaborate with the development team and will be responsible for building, testing, deploying, and executing comprehensive solutions to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software releases. 

About the team 

Our Quality Engineers are well-versed in the various dimensions of the QA process, including manual, automated, accessibility, performance, and compatibility testing. With in-house automation testing training and multiple knowledge-sharing and upskilling initiatives, our QA experts help create the next generation of software testing professionals.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain scalable test automation framework and manual testing processes
• Develop functional and regression automation code from test case requirements
• Triage, diagnose, report, track, and resolve software quality issues
• Ensure the appropriate testing and monitoring tools/ technologies are configured accordingly with the test objectives/ project team requirements
• Identify required improvements in the test and development processes, make contributions to used automation tools, successfully address specific needs
• Communicate effectively across multiple teams to ensure cohesion and collaboration

Requirements

• 2+ years of proven experience as a Quality Engineer
• Experience in building and executing automated tests with Selenium or UFT
• Strong Quality Assurance knowledge: managing testing processes, risk-based testing, testing documentation, and testing techniques
• Experience with at least one programming language
• Experience with application (UI/ API/ Unit) testing automation tools, monitoring tools, and performance testing tools
• Knowledge of API Testing Automation with RestAssured or similar
• Knowledge of database testing
• Working knowledge of Git or any other version control system
• Experience with test automation within CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar
• Knowledge of test case management using qTest or similar
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Strong desire to learn and improve

A significant advantage would be

• ISTQB Foundation Certification
• Experience in database testing, preferably with MSSQL, IBM Db2, MariaDB, or SAP ASE/Sybase DB
• Batch testing experience – Unix or Mainframe
• UI testing experience
• Experience with LeanFT (automated functional testing)
• Experience with Pytest
• Experience in an Agile development environment

Why take this opportunity

• Professional Growth: Clear career path, vertical and horizontal advancement opportunities
• Regular Salary Raises: Following the curve of your career path and performance
• Social Security (IPS): Access to medical coverage and retirement
• Aguinaldo: Legally mandated benefit
• Work Where You Want: Choose to work remotely, in-office, or a combination of the two
• Upskilling: Various trainings, knowledge sharing events, personal learning budget
• Referral Program: Bonus for referring employees
• Teambuilding: Enjoy team gatherings and communities of interest