Senior Automation Test Engineer
Drive test automation for a backend-heavy fund trading platform in banking, working with Java, event-driven systems, and CI/CD in a role with real impact.
About the Company
At Avaron, you get the security of permanent employment combined with the variety of working at different customers. We place specialists across everything from tech, IT and industry to project management and business support – and whatever the assignment, you have a consultant manager who is there for you and your development.
About the Role
You will join a high-impact team in the banking sector that builds and maintains a platform for investment fund trading. The environment is complex and backend-heavy, where stable releases, strong quality practices, and fast feedback loops matter every day.
In this role, you will take ownership of test automation strategy and help shape how quality is built into the full development lifecycle. You will work closely with developers, DevOps, and product stakeholders across UI, API, and integration layers. This is a strong opportunity for you if you enjoy combining hands-on automation with thoughtful manual testing in a modern distributed environment.
Job Description
- You will design and implement scalable, reusable test automation frameworks.
- You will build and maintain automated tests across UI, API, and integration layers.
- You will develop automation for functional, regression, and integration testing.
- You will perform manual testing where automation is not the best fit, including exploratory testing.
- You will integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery.
- You will prepare and manage test data, analyze outcomes, and report defects clearly.
- You will improve testing processes by automating repetitive workflows.
- You will work closely with development, DevOps, and product teams to embed quality throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Requirements
- Strong experience balancing automation and manual testing.
- Proficiency in Java (21+).
- Experience with Spring Boot and Hibernate.
- Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium or Playwright, JUnit / TestNG, and Cucumber or similar.
- Experience with API testing using REST Assured or similar tools.
- Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases.
- Experience testing event-driven systems such as Kafka, JMS, or MQ.
- Familiarity with OpenAPI and AsyncAPI.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.
- Strong understanding of OOP and design patterns.
- Experience testing complex distributed backend systems.
- Ability to design structured manual test cases and perform exploratory testing.
- Fluent English.
Nice to have
- A collaborative way of working and strong communication skills.
- A problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
- An adaptable approach and interest in continuous learning.
- An interest in improving processes and driving automation forward.
What We Offer
- Permanent employment at Avaron AB
- Occupational pension
- Wellness allowance of SEK 5,000 per year
Application
Selections are made on an ongoing basis – apply as soon as you can.
- Platser
- Stockholm
- Distansarbete
- Hybridarbete
Stockholm
Om Avaron AB
Avaron förser företag i hela Sverige med tekniska konsulter och specialister. Vi fokuserar på IT, mjukvaruutveckling, teknik, projektledning och andra tekniska domäner. Grundat 2018 av en mjukvaruingenjör som tröttnade på bemanningsföretag som inte förstod rollerna de rekryterade till.