Senior Automation Quality Engineer (Python)

About the role

Avenga is seeking a Senior Automation Quality Engineer with deep Python expertise to lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of automated testing solutions. You will work closely with AI‑enhanced test generation tools and ensure high‑quality, reliable test coverage across UI, API, and database layers.

Key responsibilities

• Review AI‑generated test scenarios and automation code for completeness, correctness, and edge‑case coverage.
• Write and refine prompts, instructions, and context files that guide AI agents in test creation.
• Build and maintain Python‑based automation frameworks, including page objects, fixtures, and test data management.
• Design and sustain UI, API, and database test suites using Playwright, PyTest, and SQL validation.
• Tri­age self‑healing suggestions for flaky or broken tests, approving, rejecting, or fixing them.
• Onboard new applications into the automation framework, mapping existing tests and domain conventions.
• Track coverage, regression health, and quality metrics, reporting findings to delivery teams.

Required profile

• 6+ years of hands‑on test automation experience, primarily with Python.
• Proven experience using Playwright for UI automation and PyTest (or similar) for API testing.
• Familiarity with BDD/Gherkin tools such as Behave.
• Strong SQL skills for direct data validation.
• Solid Git/GitHub workflow experience, including pull‑request reviews.
• Practical knowledge of AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) within a development or test‑automation workflow.

Required skills

• Python
• Playwright
• PyTest (or similar)
• Behave / Gherkin
• SQL
• Git & GitHub
• AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor)
• Prompt engineering
• LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, Model Context Protocol (optional but advantageous)