Tester Engineer
PALO IT
Tester Engineer
PALO IT is a global technology consultancy that crafts tech as a force for good. We design, develop and scale digital and sustainable products and services to unlock value across the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.
We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (5 continents, 18 offices, +650 experts from +50 nationalities)
We are robust and resilient (100% independent and 0 debt)
We are entrepreneurs and passionate experts: We invest in what we believe genuinely and work as a collective intelligence
We are positive, courageous, caring, doers and committed to excellence
With Gen-e2, we deliver products 2–3× faster while raising the bar for engineering excellence.
Your Role
As a Test Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring product quality across complex migration and delivery phases, combining automation, performance testing, and AI-driven QA practices.
Design and implement a comprehensive test strategy covering all migration phases and environments
Execute functional testing including E2E scenarios, API contract testing (Pact), integration testing, and regression suites
Conduct performance testing using K6/JMeter, validating scalability (18+ concurrent users, 95%+ success rate, <80s execution time)
Build and maintain test automation pipelines integrated into CI/CD (unit → integration → E2E → performance)
Develop smoke testing strategies for cutover readiness and production validation
Manage test data lifecycle, including provisioning scripts and anonymization of production data
Define and enforce quality gates within CI/CD pipelines
Produce and maintain test deliverables: test strategies, automated suites, performance reports, and data scripts
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, DevOps, product) to ensure quality-first delivery
Leverage observability tools (Dynatrace, ELK, Grafana) to monitor system behavior and validate performance
Who You Are
3+ years of experience in QA engineering / test automation
Strong expertise in API testing and contract testing (Pact, RestAssured, Postman/Newman)
Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, TestContainers)
Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (K6, JMeter)
Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
Experience working with test management tools (Jira, Xray)
Knowledge of monitoring & observability tools (Dynatrace, ELK, Grafana)
Proficiency in SQL and test data generation tools (Faker, Mockaroo)
Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail
Ability to work in Agile environments and collaborate cross-functionally
English proficiency (B2+ or higher)
More About PALO IT
We're eager to adapt to change, learn from our experiences and move to meet our planet's urgent needs:
Become a climate net-zero company
Deliver projects with a positive impact
Train 100% of our workforce on impact
Achieve B Corp certification globally
Continuously improve employee happiness
What We Offer
Stimulating working environments
Unique career path
International mobility
Internal R&D projects
Knowledge sharing
Personalized training
Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship