Optimus Search

Freelance Senior QA Automation Engineer – Playwright
Location: Köln / Cologne, Germany
12-Month Rolling Contract
Freelance / Contract
ASAP Start
Optimus Search is currently looking for an experienced
Freelance Senior QA Automation Engineer
to support a long-term software development programme based in
Köln
.
This is an initial
12-month project with the intention to extend on a rolling basis
, offering the opportunity to take ownership of test automation and help establish scalable QA processes across a complex software environment.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
<ul>
<li>Designing and implementing modern
test automation frameworks</li>
<li>Building and maintaining automated
E2E tests using Playwright</li>
<li>Analysing existing manual testing processes and identifying opportunities for automation</li>
<li>Developing automated regression and functional test suites</li>
<li>API testing using
Postman / REST</li>
<li>Integrating automated tests into
CI/CD pipelines</li>
<li>Creating and maintaining test strategies, test concepts and test plans</li>
<li>Defect management, root-cause analysis and structured reporting</li>
<li>Working closely with software developers, Product Owners and QA teams</li>
<li>Supporting releases and ensuring software quality across multiple development environments</li>
<li>Improving QA standards and introducing best practices across the development lifecycle</li>
</ul>
Technical Environment
<ul>
<li>Playwright</li>
<li>JavaScript</li>
<li>GitLab CI/CD</li>
<li>Git</li>
<li>Jira / Xray</li>
<li>Confluence</li>
<li>Postman / REST APIs</li>
<li>Python</li>
<li>Java</li>
<li>E2E &amp; Regression Testing</li>
<li>Cross-Browser Testing</li>
<li>Agile / Scrum</li>
</ul>
Your Profile
We are looking for someone with:
<ul>
<li>7+ years' experience within
Software Testing / Quality Assurance</li>
<li>Strong hands-on
test automation
experience</li>
<li>Commercial experience with
Playwright</li>
<li>Experience designing test automation architectures/frameworks</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of
E2E, regression and functional testing</li>
<li>Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD environments</li>
<li>Good knowledge of Jira, Xray or comparable test management tools</li>
<li>Experience creating test strategies and structured QA processes</li>
<li>Ability to operate independently within complex software environments</li>
<li>Strong communication skills and experience working with development teams and stakeholders</li>
</ul>
Experience working as a
QA Lead, Test Manager or Senior QA Consultant
would be highly advantageous.
Project
📍 Köln
📅 12-month rolling project
💼 Freelance
🚀 ASAP start
🇩🇪 German-speaking environment
Interested? Please contact
Optimus Search
for further information.

Freelance Senior QA Automation Engineer – Playwright

Freelance Senior QA Automation Engineer – Playwright

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