Technical QA Automation Engineer

About us

At RavenPack, we are at the forefront of developing the next generation of generative AI tools for the finance industry and beyond. With 20 years of experience as a leading big data analytics provider for financial services, we empower our clients—including some of the world's most successful hedge funds, banks, and asset managers—to enhance returns, reduce risk, and increase efficiency by integrating public information into their models and workflows. Building on this expertise, we are now launching a new suite of GenAI and SaaS services, designed specifically for financial professionals.

Join a Company that is Powering the Future of Finance with AI

RavenPack has been recognized as the Best Alternative Data Provider by WatersTechnology and has been included in this year’s Top 100 Next Unicorns by Viva Technology. We're now preparing to launch Bigdata.com, a next-generation platform aimed at transforming financial decision-making.

What are we looking for?

You are a seasoned Quality Assurance Automation Engineer with an interest in the Cloud. You have previously been involved in designing and developing test strategies and test cases. Furthermore, you have all the technical skills for implementing and maintaining automated tests, a proven track record in software automation projects and the ability to understand complex software solutions. Furthermore, you have experience in all phases of the software development life cycle, from requirements gathering, designing CI/CD pipelines, integration testing, monitoring, and supporting production systems.

The ability to communicate effectively in English both in writing and verbally is a must. Knowledge of Spanish is not a business requirement. European Union's legal working status is required.

How will you do it?

First month

The onboarding process starts. You will be having scheduled meetings with the main stakeholders of the different teams in order to get an overall understanding about all company products and specifically focused on the projects you will be working on. You will start participating in the scrum ceremonies and also reviewing the QA processes and the stack of tools.

After 3 months

Now you are able to start contributing to the existing test automation strategy and collaborating in the QA tasks on a daily basis. Since now, you have the overall view of the products, you are able to propose new initiatives and new testing strategies and start working on them.

6 months in

Now you are fully aware of all the company products and the main testing frameworks in place and you have the know-how to work with them. You became a key member of the team and you are contributing in a successful way to the different development phases. You are creating comprehensive test automation suites, frameworks, validation jobs and reports on a daily basis.

Requirements:

• Strong experience in test automation frameworks. Experience in testing back-end interfaces.




• Exposure in the whole phase of the Software Development Life Cycle; from requirements gathering, designing test plan, integration testing, functional and regression testing, debugging issues, and supporting of production.




• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.




• Ability to set priorities and multitask in a fast-paced environment.




• Proficiency in Python and knowledge in scripting languages.




• Database knowledge: SQL, NoSQL.




• Necessary skills to perform root cause analysis when defects occur.




• BSc/BA in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

Nice to have:

• Experience working at least 3 years as a QA Engineer. Three years of experience in software engineering.




• Experience with AWS or with a cloud service provider.




• Experience with querying document-oriented & search databases like Elasticsearch




• Familiar with creating microservices in the cloud using platforms like AWS.




• Knowledge of CI/CD orchestration tools




• Understanding of performance testing and evaluation.




• Previous experience as a software developer or an architect.

What's in it for you

• You will work with the latest technologies.




• Our Headquarters is located in Marbella. Following the onboarding period, we offer a hybrid work model, allowing for up to 2 days remote per week.




• Free Company shuttle bus from Malaga, Fuengirola, Riviera and Estepona.




• You will have ownership of projects working in a collaborative environment where we will value your contribution.




• You will work in an agile environment able to react quickly to changes with a fairly flat hierarchy.




• As we encourage continuous learning, we will support your ongoing training.




• Diversity is in our DNA! You will work in an international environment (over 29 nationalities and 24 languages spoken!)