Senior Test Automation Engineer

Senior Test Automation Engineer — Merkle, Zürich

We are looking for a senior test automation engineer to own the test automation strategy and execution across iOS, Android, and web banking applications for a BFSI client in Switzerland.

• Define and own the end‑to‑end test automation strategy across mobile and web channels.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable test frameworks using Appium, Detox, XCUITest, Espresso, Playwright, and Cypress.
• Establish test pyramid guidelines and drive adoption across squads.
• Lead risk‑based test planning for regulated financial features such as payments, authentication, and account management.
• Implement automated UI and functional test suites for native iOS (Swift/ObjC) and Android (Kotlin) apps.
• Integrate mobile test runs into CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise, Git Hub Actions, Fastlane) and manage device farms.
• Validate biometric authentication flows, deep links, push notifications, and offline behaviour.
• Build robust cross‑browser E2E and component test suites for the web banking portal (React/Angular).
• Implement accessibility testing (axe‑core, WCAG 2.1 AA) and ensure browser compliance.
• Create and maintain API/contract tests for REST and Graph
  
  QL interfaces.
• Integrate automated tests into CI pipelines to provide fast, reliable feedback.
• Define and monitor quality metrics such as test coverage, flakiness rates, defect escape rates, and mean‑time‑to‑detect.
• Implement performance and load testing for critical transactions using k6 or JMeter.
• Champion shift‑left testing practices and contribute to developer‑written testability.
• Coordinate with security teams on automated OWASP‑aligned security checks embedded in CI.
• Validate encryption, certificate pinning, and secure storage on mobile per FINMA guidelines.
• Support audit and compliance activities with test evidence, traceability matrices, and reporting.

• 3+ years of professional test automation experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead QA role.
• Hands‑on expertise in both mobile (iOS & Android) and web test automation.
• Strong programming skills in Python or Type Script and the ability to write clean, maintainable test code.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD in a production environment.
• Solid understanding of testing principles: test pyramid, BDD, risk‑based testing.
• Experience working in agile teams on complex, multi‑platform digital products.
• Background in financial services or another regulated industry (preferred).
• Experience with SAFe at scale or multi‑team test coordination (preferred).
• Knowledge of FINMA digital banking guidelines or PSD2/open banking testing requirements (preferred).
• Hands‑on experience with performance and security testing (preferred).
• ISTQB Advanced Level certification (Test Analyst or Technical Test Analyst) (preferred).

• German:
  Fluent (B2+) – primary working language.
• English:
  Business proficient.
• French or Italian:
  Advantageous for multilingual product testing.

• 25 days of holidays.
• 2 volunteer days for charitable activities.
• 3 extra wellness days, Mental Health First Aider and Employee Assistance program.
• 40‑hour week with overtime compensation.
• Flexible working hours model (flextime).
• Independent home office management.
• State‑of‑the‑art creative office space with ergonomic workstations.
• Pet‑friendly offices in Zurich and St. Gallen.
• Full access to Dentsu Academy, onsite learning, online language courses.
• Referral bonus program.
• Workation possibility.
• Team events: company parties, monthly breakfasts, aperos.

Full time, Permanent, located in Zürich.