SDET (QA Automation Engineer)

About Prime Engineering: Prime Engineering Romania is part of the international Prime ecosystem (Prime Group), a growing technology and engineering organization with over 19 years of experience and more than 2,430 professionals worldwide. With a strong international presence across Europe and beyond, Prime Engineering delivers expertise across Engineering, IT and Telecom, supporting clients through Team Extension, Managed Services, Nearshore, Team-as-a-Service and custom solutions. About the role: We are looking for a mid-level SDET / Automation QA Engineer to join an international financial services technology environment and contribute to the quality of multiple software delivery streams. This is a hands-on automation role. You will design and implement automated tests across UI, API and integration layers, while taking an end-to-end view of system quality. You will work closely with Developers, QA Leads, Product Owners and DevOps teams within an Agile environment. Location: Bucharest | hybrid work model (2–3 days per week in the office) Contract: Permanent, full-time Working hours: Standard working schedule Info: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 14 days of the job posting. What you’ll do: Develop and maintain automated tests using C#, Playwright and NUnit. Cover both UI and API testing. Design end-to-end and integration tests across multiple systems. Test event-driven integrations such as Azure Service Bus, Kafka or RabbitMQ. Investigate issues using Azure Application Insights and KQL. Work with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines. Perform functional, regression, integration and cross-browser testing. Work closely with Developers, QA, Product and DevOps teams in an Agile environment. Contribute to improving automation, QA processes and overall software quality. Keep up to date with modern testing practices and AI in the SDLC. Your profile: Proven experience as an SDET, Automation QA Engineer or Automation Tester. A strong communicator in English. Strong hands-on experience with C# and Playwright. Experience with NUnit and automated test framework development. Strong experience in UI and API automation / Postman and API testing. Good understanding of Agile/Scrum software delivery. Experience with Azure Application Insights and KQL is highly valuable. Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with CI/CD, ideally Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions. Good understanding of software testing methodologies and automation best practices. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently in a nearshore environment and communicate effectively in English. ISTQB/ISEB certification is advantageous. This is a great opportunity for an Automation QA / SDET who wants to work on complex end-to-end systems rather than isolated UI testing, with significant exposure to automation, APIs, cloud services, integrations and modern software engineering practices.