Senior Test Automation Engineer (with hands-on Manual QA experience)

Solvd Inc. is a rapidly growing AI-native consulting and technology services firm delivering enterprise transformation across cloud, data, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. We work with industry-leading organizations to design, build, and operationalize technology solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Following the acquisition of Tooploox, a premier AI and product development company, Solvd now offers true end-to-end delivery—from strategic advisory and solution design to custom AI development and enterprise-scale implementation. Our capability centers combine deep technical expertise, proven delivery methodologies, and sector-specific knowledge to address complex business challenges quickly and effectively.

The project consists of building a scalable backend platform that runs data-driven analytical and insurance models in a controlled, automated, and auditable way. The backend must orchestrate model execution, enforce data validation, manage metadata and artefacts, and ensure full traceability of every processing step. Within this architecture, the Test Automation Engineer will ensure the correctness and reliability of the system through a mix of robust, repeatable end-to-end test automation and hands-on manual QA. The focus is on validating API behavior, persistence, and the integrity of model-driven results under fully automated CI/CD conditions, while complimenting automation with exploratory testing, structured manual test cycles, and UAT support.

• Design and implement automated end-to-end test suites targeting the NestJS API layer.

• Write API-driven test scripts to validate request/response structures, business rules, database side effects, and blob storage behavior.

• Implement test logic capable of validating outputs from Databricks MLflow model executions, ensuring result accuracy and full workflow consistency.

• Build and maintain a scalable automated regression testing framework.

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines so tests run automatically on each deploy, including quality gates and failure diagnostics.

• Plan and execute manual test cycles (smoke, functional, regression, and release readiness) for complex and high-impact scenarios that are not yet automated.

• Perform exploratory testing on new APIs, data flows, and model outputs to uncover edge cases and usability risks; feed findings back into automated coverage.

• Create and maintain test plans, and test cases with clear acceptance criteria and traceability to requirements (e.g., OpenAPI specs, tickets, and data contracts).

• Execute manual API validation using tools like Postman and direct SQL checks (PostgreSQL) to verify persistence, migrations, and data integrity.

• Support UAT with actuarial and engineering stakeholders; reproduce issues, capture evidence, and verify fixes.

• Collaborate with backend engineers (Node.js / Python) and actuarial teams to understand business flows and test for expected system behavior.

• Develop mocks, data fixtures, and test harnesses for API and data-layer scenarios.

• Ensure clear reporting, traceability, and root-cause insights for failed test cases, including well-formed defect tickets and triage participation.

• 5+ years of experience in automated testing or QA engineering with a backend or API focus.

• Strong experience testing REST APIs, including validation of payloads, flows, and error handling.

• Hands-on skills with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Postman collections).

• Proven manual QA skills: writing/maintaining test plans & cases, executing structured test cycles, exploratory testing, and defect management.

• Practical SQL skills (preferably PostgreSQL) for data validation in tests.

• Familiarity with cloud services and CI/CD automation.

• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-structured automated test code.

• Experience with test case management and defect tracking (e.g., Zebrunner/TestRail/Zephyr/Xray, Jira) and producing test evidence (logs, DB snapshots, screenshots).

• Advanced English for daily communication with actuarial and engineering teams.

• Background in insurance, finance, or actuarial domains.

• Familiarity with Databricks or MLflow.

• Core Testing: Playwright, Cypress, or similar API/E2E automation framework; Jest or equivalent for assertions

• Backend Interaction: REST API, Postman, OpenAPI/Swagger

• Backend Architecture Context: Node.js / NestJS API, PostgreSQL, Azure Blob Storage, Databricks MLflow

• CI/CD & Infra: GitHub Actions, Terraform

• Other: Docker, Git

When you join Solvd, you'll…

• Shape real-world AI-driven projects across key industries, working with clients from startup innovation to enterprise transformation.

• Be part of a global team with equal opportunities for collaboration across continents and cultures.

• Thrive in an inclusive environment that prioritizes continuous learning, innovation, and ethical AI standards.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're excited to build things that matter, champion responsible AI, and grow with some of the industry’s sharpest minds. Apply today and let’s innovate together.