QA Automation Engineer - Associate

About the role

DWS is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join its Investment Risk IT team and help shape the quality culture of Risk Navigator and related risk platforms. The role combines manual testing with test automation, close collaboration with developers and business stakeholders, and a continuous improvement mindset. It suits someone who enjoys understanding business processes, challenging assumptions and improving how the team tests, releases and supports software.

Key responsibilities

• Design and run manual test cases across frontend, API and database layers, identifying edge cases, business risks and integration scenarios.
• Create clear, traceable test evidence and execution reports in Allure.
• Work with developers, business analysts and product owners to understand requirements early and build quality into the delivery lifecycle.
• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts using frameworks such as Cucumber BDD and Serenity BDD.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins.
• Contribute to performance, load and stress testing where needed.
• Review test code and test design, and analyse test results, defects and quality metrics to improve coverage and delivery decisions.
• Propose improvements to the QA approach, automation strategy, tooling and ways of working.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on QA experience, with confidence in both structured manual testing and automation-led quality practices.
• 3+ years of test automation experience, ideally in complex enterprise applications.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and web services, and working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Fluent English; German is a plus.
• Experience in finance, investment risk or asset management is a strong plus.

Required skills

• Serenity BDD, Cucumber and Gatling (or strong willingness to learn them)
• Git, Jenkins and Gradle
• ISTQB certification is a plus

What we offer

• A personalised benefits plan covering healthcare, company perks and retirement planning.
• A hybrid working model, with the office-to-home split discussed during the application and interview process.