Automation QA Engineer

IKnowHow Group is a dynamic, international technology company with 24+ years of experience and a team of 300+ talented professionals delivering innovative technology solutions across Energy, Telecommunications, Banking & Financial Services, and the Public Sector.Through its specialized subsidiaries, it brings domain expertise in areas such as Health and Robotics, blending deep industry knowledge with advanced, future-ready technologies.At its core, iKnowHow S.A. delivers end-to-end project development - both internal and client-facing - turning strategy into scalable, real-world solutions. Our portfolio spans Data & AI platforms, enterprise integration, cloud-native applications, and large-scale digital transformation initiatives, enabling leading organizations across the public and private sectors to evolve and grow.We are looking for an Automation QA Engineer to join our growing team and play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of enterprise applications. The successful candidate will be involved in the design, development and execution of automated test solutions, working closely with development, business and product teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test cases for web applications and APIs. Develop and execute automated API tests using REST Assured. Develop and execute end-to-end UI automated tests using Playwright. Perform functional, integration, regression and smoke testing activities. Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to support issue resolution. Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives. Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, testing standards and automation practices. Prepare and maintain test documentation, test reports and quality metrics. Requirements3+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation. Hands-on experience with REST Assured for API test automation. Hands-on experience with Playwright for end-to-end UI test automation. Good understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques and defect management processes. Experience testing RESTful APIs and modern web applications. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing within DevOps environments. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to work effectively in Agile/Scrum teams. Nice to HavePrevious experience in the banking or financial services industry. Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps or similar platforms. Basic knowledge of SQL and database testing. BenefitsOpportunity to work on large-scale enterprise projects. Collaborative and professional working environment. Exposure to modern testing tools and technologies. Hybrid working model (3 days on-site / 2 days remote). Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.

IKnowHow Group is a dynamic, international technology company with 24+ years of experience and a team of 300+ talented professionals delivering innovative technology solutions across Energy, Telecommunications, Banking & Financial Services, and the Public Sector.

Through its specialized subsidiaries, it brings domain expertise in areas such as Health and Robotics, blending deep industry knowledge with advanced, future-ready technologies.

At its core, iKnowHow S.A. delivers end-to-end project development - both internal and client-facing - turning strategy into scalable, real-world solutions. Our portfolio spans Data & AI platforms, enterprise integration, cloud-native applications, and large-scale digital transformation initiatives, enabling leading organizations across the public and private sectors to evolve and grow.

We are looking for an Automation QA Engineer to join our growing team and play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of enterprise applications. The successful candidate will be involved in the design, development and execution of automated test solutions, working closely with development, business and product teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test cases for web applications and APIs.
• Develop and execute automated API tests using REST Assured.
• Develop and execute end-to-end UI automated tests using Playwright.
• Perform functional, integration, regression and smoke testing activities.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to support issue resolution.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, testing standards and automation practices.
• Prepare and maintain test documentation, test reports and quality metrics.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
• Hands-on experience with REST Assured for API test automation.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for end-to-end UI test automation.
• Good understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques and defect management processes.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and modern web applications.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing within DevOps environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in Agile/Scrum teams.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in the banking or financial services industry.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps or similar platforms.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and database testing.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise projects.
• Collaborative and professional working environment.
• Exposure to modern testing tools and technologies.
• Hybrid working model (3 days on-site / 2 days remote).
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.

At IKH we solve hard problems. We provide custom-built automation solutions to industry and software solutions to the public and private sector. We can acquire your data, communicate, store and process it to produce insights and present them in a responsive and intuitive manner. Our tailor-made services culminate in cyber-physical systems where the physical and computational elements are intertwined to augment human capabilities. Our mechanical and electrical engineers have brought to life close to twenty robotic solutions for the off-shore, oil & gas, nuclear, and the wind power industry. We have designed and engineered autonomous robots to perform ultrasonic testing of wind turbine blades or to replace tracked trenching machines operating in the subsea environment. More than 40 large scale web development and IT projects for private and public institutions, local subsidiaries of international organizations, and national authorities have been undertaken and successfully delivered by our software development teams. Over the past six years, we have raised our sales six-fold and established offices in Luxembourg and London. Our headquarters are in downtown Athens (Neo Psyhiko) and our robotic team is headquartered in the outskirts of greater Athens. At IKH we hire the best & brightest. We believe that talented individuals give credence to the maxim ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ and we strive to foster an environment where freedom, responsibility, innovation, and self-discipline flourishes. After all, a great workplace is synonymous to stunning colleagues, where employees don’t wait to be told what to do and behave like owners. Job candidates can seek for opportunities in four areas: Robotics & IoT: A world-class team of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers with deep expertise in mechanical design and control, in data-driven intelligence, and in embedded systems. We design and engineer robotic solutions and our machines can sense, act, and adapt to demanding environments. We collaborate with our clients’ team, we ideate, we prototype and if need be we solicit funding from public or private sources. The Digital Government team identifies, articulates, and analyzes business needs, translates them into specs, and implements fully the IT solution. We work with the private and public sector on process automation and optimization and on workflow and reporting solutions and when needed we apply advanced methodologies like lean and six sigma. We can engineer business intelligence and cognitive enterprise platforms to augment human decision making and we can ensure an organization’s Total Quality Compliance through an integrated and ISO-compliant management system. EU Institutions Business Unit (EUI): Our Luxembourg office markets our digital government expertise primarily to EU institutions. Large government ought to adjust to and reap the benefits from the omni-channel, omni-content era. Our software development team has the experience and the caliber to help governments and international organizations embrace interoperability and openness and present their content in a device agnostic way. Healthcare IT: evorad© is our RIS/PACS product suite. It is designed to cover a radiology department's needs from the moment the patients walk into the hospital until the moment they check out with a CD containing image files and their diagnostic report in hand. evorad© is the premier PACS solution of Greece’s National Health System and is used not only to process thousands of examinations daily but also as a teaching tool in most University Hospitals and Medical Schools. With over 10 years’ track record in the local market, evorad© has recently set up an office in Saudi Arabia with the mandate to market the PACS solution in the wider MENA region. IKH is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity. More information on our company can be found at http://www.iknowhow.com/ and at our YouTube channel.

At IKH we solve hard problems. We provide custom-built automation solutions to industry and software solutions to the public and private sector. We can acquire your data, communicate, store and process it to produce insights and present them in a responsive and intuitive manner. Our tailor-made services culminate in cyber-physical systems where the physical and computational elements are intertwined to augment human capabilities.

Our mechanical and electrical engineers have brought to life close to twenty robotic solutions for the off-shore, oil & gas, nuclear, and the wind power industry. We have designed and engineered autonomous robots to perform ultrasonic testing of wind turbine blades or to replace tracked trenching machines operating in the subsea environment. More than 40 large scale web development and IT projects for private and public institutions, local subsidiaries of international organizations, and national authorities have been undertaken and successfully delivered by our software development teams.

Over the past six years, we have raised our sales six-fold and established offices in Luxembourg and London. Our headquarters are in downtown Athens (Neo Psyhiko) and our robotic team is headquartered in the outskirts of greater Athens.

At IKH we hire the best & brightest. We believe that talented individuals give credence to the maxim ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ and we strive to foster an environment where freedom, responsibility, innovation, and self-discipline flourishes. After all, a great workplace is synonymous to stunning colleagues, where employees don’t wait to be told what to do and behave like owners. Job candidates can seek for opportunities in four areas:

• Robotics & IoT: A world-class team of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers with deep expertise in mechanical design and control, in data-driven intelligence, and in embedded systems. We design and engineer robotic solutions and our machines can sense, act, and adapt to demanding environments. We collaborate with our clients’ team, we ideate, we prototype and if need be we solicit funding from public or private sources.
• The Digital Government team identifies, articulates, and analyzes business needs, translates them into specs, and implements fully the IT solution. We work with the private and public sector on process automation and optimization and on workflow and reporting solutions and when needed we apply advanced methodologies like lean and six sigma. We can engineer business intelligence and cognitive enterprise platforms to augment human decision making and we can ensure an organization’s Total Quality Compliance through an integrated and ISO-compliant management system.
• EU Institutions Business Unit (EUI): Our Luxembourg office markets our digital government expertise primarily to EU institutions. Large government ought to adjust to and reap the benefits from the omni-channel, omni-content era. Our software development team has the experience and the caliber to help governments and international organizations embrace interoperability and openness and present their content in a device agnostic way.
• Healthcare IT: evorad© is our RIS/PACS product suite. It is designed to cover a radiology department's needs from the moment the patients walk into the hospital until the moment they check out with a CD containing image files and their diagnostic report in hand. evorad© is the premier PACS solution of Greece’s National Health System and is used not only to process thousands of examinations daily but also as a teaching tool in most University Hospitals and Medical Schools. With over 10 years’ track record in the local market, evorad© has recently set up an office in Saudi Arabia with the mandate to market the PACS solution in the wider MENA region.

IKH is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity.

More information on our company can be found at http://www.iknowhow.com/ and at our YouTube channel.