QA Engineer / Test Automation

About Cronos Europa Portugal
Cronos Europa Portugal is the Lisbon delivery centre of Cronos Europa, part of the Cronos Group — a technology federation of 9,000+ professionals and 500+ competence centres across Europe. From our office at IDB Lisbon we deliver application development, architecture, and IT operations for major European organisations, working as an integrated nearshore extension of our clients' teams.
About the Assignment
Client:
Global automotive manufacturer — customer care and engineering technology programme
Engagement:
Full-time
Start date:
First half of September 2026
Duration:
Up to 3 years
Model:
Nearshore delivery from Lisbon, with on-site onboarding in the Netherlands (1–2 weeks)
Office presence:
Minimum 3 days per week on-site in Lisbon
Travel:
Initial onboarding in the Netherlands. Occasional travel may be required throughout the assignment, and colleagues from the client organisation will also regularly visit the Lisbon team.
Level:
Medior / Senior
The client operates a global customer service technology ecosystem spanning three key platforms: Salesforce CRM and case management, a distributed Azure and .NET application landscape, and a Genesys Cloud contact centre environment.
The QA Engineer / Test Automation Specialist is responsible for ensuring quality across this entire landscape. This role goes beyond application-level testing and focuses on validating end-to-end customer journeys, ensuring seamless integration between systems, and building sustainable automated test coverage that identifies issues before they reach production.

Key Responsibilities

TEST STRATEGY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Define testing strategies, quality approaches, and release validation criteria across complex multi-platform environments.
Design and execute functional, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios covering Salesforce, Azure-based applications, and Genesys Cloud solutions.
Validate customer journeys spanning multiple systems, ensuring business processes operate consistently from customer interaction through case management and backend processing.
Support defect management activities and provide quality assessments ahead of releases.
TEST AUTOMATION
Design, build, and maintain automated test suites covering functional, integration, and API-level testing.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality validation is part of every deployment cycle.
Continuously improve automation coverage while maintaining efficiency, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
Identify opportunities for automation and advocate for approaches that provide measurable value to the programme.
REGRESSION MANAGEMENT
Own and continuously improve the regression testing framework across all programme platforms.
Ensure regression suites remain relevant, reliable, and aligned with evolving business and technical requirements.
Expand automated coverage as new functionality is introduced and retire obsolete test scenarios when appropriate.
Provide reporting and insights on test coverage, quality metrics, and defect trends to support programme decision-making.
COLLABORATION
Work closely with developers, architects, Product Owners, and delivery teams across Salesforce, Azure, and Genesys Cloud environments.
Identify and communicate quality risks early, providing constructive challenge where necessary.
Contribute to the definition and adoption of quality standards, testing practices, and ways of working across multiple markets.
Promote a quality-first mindset throughout the programme.

Requirements

MANDATORY EXPERIENCE
Proven experience as a QA Engineer within enterprise software delivery environments.
Strong hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test suites.
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Ownership of regression testing frameworks and long-term test suite maintenance.
API testing experience, including validation of REST services, integration behaviour, and service contracts.
Experience testing complex solutions where customer journeys span multiple integrated platforms.
Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum, user stories, sprint ceremonies, and Definition of Done practices.
Structured and analytical problem-solving skills.
Professional working proficiency in English.
SENIORITY
Medior to Senior level — minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, including at least 2 years focused on test automation design and implementation.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
Salesforce QA
Service Cloud testing
Validation of Salesforce Flows and integrations
Azure / AI QA
API and cloud application testing
AI and GenAI solution validation
Test design for intelligent systems
Genesys Cloud QA
Contact centre process testing
IVR testing and validation
Routing and omnichannel customer journey testing
OTHER ADDED VALUE
Experience with automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Provar, or equivalent technologies.
Experience validating AI or GenAI-powered solutions where expected outputs may be probabilistic rather than deterministic.
Performance and load testing experience.
ISTQB certification or equivalent qualification.
Experience within customer service or contact centre environments.
Background in automotive, manufacturing, or other large-scale B2C organisations.
Additional European languages, particularly German.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Fluent English is mandatory and will be assessed during the recruitment process.
The consultant will interact daily with stakeholders across multiple countries and business units. Strong spoken and written communication skills are therefore essential. Candidates who do not demonstrate professional fluency in English will not be considered, regardless of technical expertise.
Why Cronos Group?
We'll propose you:
An attractive salary package
A good work-life balance environment
The assurance of working with cutting-edge technologies in an entrepreneurial spirit
The opportunity to develop your skills through tailor-made training programmes aligned with your ambitions
A friendly and collaborative working environment
If you wish to join a dynamic organisation on a human scale while working with the latest technologies, don't wait any longer and join Cronos!