About the Role
The Role The platform currently has one QA engineer covering everything — manual testing, automation, API validation, mobile. Bus factor is 1. You’ll either work alongside her or independently own a significant chunk of the QA function. This means you’re not inheriting someone else’s framework: you’ll be building automation coverage from the ground up, defining test strategy, and driving quality across a product that enterprise clients rely on for physical security. About the Product A security operations platform that integrates AI-powered video analytics, real-time alarm management, and IoT access control for enterprise clients across the Middle East and Africa. The backend runs on Python/FastAPI with Kafka, the frontend is being rebuilt, and the infrastructure sits on AWS + Azure with Kubernetes. The QA challenge is real: web apps, APIs, potentially mobile, across a distributed system processing live data from cameras and sensors. The Stack: The existing QA engineer uses Selenium, Cypress, Appium, Postman, JMeter, SpecFlow/BDD, and UFT — running on Azure DevOps with Jenkins. Backend is Python/FastAPI with Kafka, cloud on AWS + Azure, infrastructure on Kubernetes. You’ll have the freedom to shape the automation approach — the tooling decisions are yours to make. What You’ll Be Doing Build and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium and/or Playwright — from scratch or extending what exists Perform manual testing for complex scenarios, edge cases, and exploratory testing across web and API layers Create and automate API test suites covering Python/FastAPI + Kafka-based backend services Investigate and analyze root causes of reported defects, working with the development team for timely resolution Validate application performance, scalability, and stability under various conditions Define QA processes, test strategies, and quality metrics for the team Build CI/CD test pipelines for continuous quality assurance (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) Track defects in JIRA with clear documentation and follow-up What We Expect Must-have 5+ years of QA experience combining manual and automated testing Strong hands-on automation with Selenium and/or Playwright API testing with Postman — creating, executing, and automating test cases Experience independently driving QA activities end-to-end Knowledge of testing techniques and methodologies for web-based and mobile applications JIRA and test management tools (Kualitee or similar) Advanced English (C1) — daily communication with an international team Nice to have Performance testing experience (JMeter, k6, or similar) Security testing knowledge ISTQB or other relevant QA certifications Experience in testing enterprise-level applications Mobile testing experience (Appium, Cypress) CI/CD pipeline configuration Why This Role Is Worth Your Time You’ll own the QA function for a platform that protects real organizations — not testing a landing page, testing systems that security teams depend on daily Greenfield automation opportunity: build frameworks and processes from scratch, your architecture decisions stick Full-time remote from Ukraine or Poland, with Newxel benefits (medical insurance, 20 vacation days, equipment) International team across six countries with an established Ukraine presence