Junior QA Automation Engineer

Talan – Positive Innovation

Talan is an international consulting group specializing in innovation and business transformation through technology. With over 7,200 consultants in 21 countries and a turnover of €850M, we are committed to delivering impactful, future-ready solutions.

Talan at a Glance

Headquartered in Paris and operating globally, Talan combines technology, innovation, and empowerment to deliver measurable results for our clients. Over the past 22 years, we’ve built a strong presence in the IT and consulting landscape, and we’re on track to reach €1 billion in revenue this year.

Our Core Areas of Expertise

• Data & Technologies: We design and implement large-scale, end-to-end architecture and data solutions, including data integration, data science, visualization, Big Data, AI, and Generative AI.

• Cloud & Application Services: We integrate leading platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM Maximo, helping clients transition to the cloud and improve operational efficiency.

• Management & Innovation Consulting: We lead business and digital transformation initiatives through project and change management best practices (PM, PMO, Agile, Scrum, Product Ownership), and support domains such as Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, and ESG/Low-Carbon strategies.

We work with major global clients across diverse sectors, including Transport & Logistics, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Retail, and Media & Telecommunications.

We are looking for a junior-level QA Automation Engineer with solid technical fundamentals, a strong quality mindset, and the ability to distinguish business intent from technical implementation.The ideal candidate is motivated to grow in test automation within financial systems based on Java, BDD, and messaging-based architectures.

Must Have

• Basic knowledge of Java 17
• ability to read and modify existing code
• understanding of core concepts (classes, interfaces, collections, exceptions)
• familiarity with basic design patterns: Builder, Factory (conceptual level)
• Basic knowledge of Cucumber and BDD
• understanding of Gherkin syntax (Given / When / Then)
• ability to create and maintain BDD scenarios
• clear distinction between business scenarios and technical step implementation
• CI/CD awareness
• basic experience with running and analyzing Jenkins jobs
• ability to read build logs and identify failures
• QA-oriented mindset
• strong focus on quality, stability, and test maintainability
• analytical thinking and attention to detail
• understanding that automated tests are production-level code
• System architecture fundamentals
• understanding of client–server architecture
• basic knowledge of microservices architecture and inter-service communication
• Attitude
• strong willingness to learn and grow
• openness to feedback and continuous improvement

Should Have

• Testing knowledge
• understanding of software testing fundamentals
• experience in manual testing (commercial or project-based)
• Log analysis
• ability to work with Kibana
• searching, filtering, and analyzing logs for issue investigation
• Command-line usage
• basic proficiency with Unix/Linux CLI
• common commands such as ls, cd, cat, grep, tail

Nice to Have

• Financial domain
• basic knowledge of FX markets
• understanding of concepts such as currency pairs, orders, trades, spot vs forward
• FIX Protocol
• basic familiarity with the FIX dictionary
• understanding of FIX message structure and message types
• Frameworks & testing tools
• basic understanding of Spring Framework concepts (e.g. dependency injection)
• familiarity with JUnit 5 (test structure, assertions, lifecycle)

What do we offer?

• Permanent full-time contract.

• Smart Office Pack so you can work comfortably from home.

• Continuous training plan and professional career development.

• Social benefits such as private health insurance and life insurance.

• Opportunity to be part of a multicultural team and participate in international projects.

• Hybrid position, based in Warsaw, Poland.

• Possibility to manage work permits.

Talan Spain is committed to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other grounds, in accordance with the company’s Equality Plan and current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).