Europa Search is supporting a leading European bank seeking a
Test Automation Specialist (Cypress / JavaScript)
to replace an existing contractor and join the product team long-term.
You'll be part of an agile squad working on a large-scale web application used by millions of customers, building and maintaining robust test automation around a modern JavaScript/TypeScript front-end.
Location & on-site expectations
* You must be living in Bratislava, greater Bratislava or Vienna.
* Hybrid setup: mostly remote from Bratislava, with
1 day per week on-site in Vienna
(team is Vienna-based).
* Occasional visits to the Bratislava office may happen depending on the team's needs.
If you're not realistically able to commute to Vienna once per week, this role isn't a fit.
What you'll do
* Design, implement and maintain
end-to-end automated tests in Cypress
for a complex web application.
* Work hands-on in
JavaScript/TypeScript
, collaborating closely with developers and product owners.
* Extend and improve the existing test automation framework and CI/CD integration.
* Cover both
UI and API layers
(REST), including regression, integration and smoke test suites.
* Help define test strategy and ensure good coverage across features (shift-left mindset).
* Analyse failures, debug issues and work with the team to get to root causes quickly.
* Actively participate in agile ceremonies (refinement, planning, reviews, retros).
What we're looking for
Must-haves:
* Strong recent experience with Cypress
for UI test automation on web applications.
* Solid
JavaScript or TypeScript
programming skills.
* Experience testing
complex, customer-facing web apps
(e.g. banking, fintech, e-commerce, SaaS).
* Comfortable with
API testing
(REST) using tools like Postman, REST Assured or similar.
* Used to working in
Agile/Scrum
teams alongside developers and product folks.
* Based in
Bratislava / greater Bratislava
, with willingness to travel
once per week to Vienna
.
* Good communication in
English
(spoken and written).
Nice-to-haves:
* Experience with
Playwright
or other modern JS-based automation tools.
* Exposure to microservices environments (Kafka, message queues, etc.).
* Banking / fintech experience.
* Working with CI/CD (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or similar).
* BDD (Cucumber/Gherkin) experience.
Contract & rate
* Contract type:
Freelance / B2B
* Duration:
Long-term - Multi Year