Senior QA Engineer

Job Title

Senior QA Engineer

External Job Title: Senior QA Engineer

Location: Bogotá Job Family: Product Quality Assurance

About Your Business Area/Department:

Where to fly, when to fly, what to fly...

The art of Network Planning and Scheduling is at the heart of Airlines. It defines what an Airline intends to fly for a specific future period including routes, timing, aircraft assignments, and rotations. At the same time, it must satisfy operations constraints (crew, aircraft maintenance, airport curfew, passenger types (business, leisure, booking habits) and factor uncertain future environment (competition, pandemic evolution). At Amadeus, we want to re-invent the future of Network Planning with "Sky suite"; the next generation optimization, simulation, and data analytics solutions to help airlines improve their efficiency and profitability.

Summary of the role:

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our cutting-edge solutions for the airline industry. You'll design and execute test strategies, drive automation, and champion best practices to deliver products that impact millions of travelers worldwide.

Common Accountabilities

• Has the required technical/functional knowledge and experience in own discipline. Knowledge of the Amadeus business and how it is related to own area.

• Works using existing procedures or guidelines and provides inputs to support/influ-ence area decisions. Make recommendations on new solutions and proposes im-provements by analyzing different sources of information.

• Works with a moderate level of guidance and direction from manager.

Specific Accountabilities

• Test Strategy

• Attend specification/architecture reviews (including customer specification reviews when applicable), and provide feedback on potential impacts, risks, issues, or missed gaps based on experience.

• Define test strategy and test plans containing test cases (functional and non-functional), ensuring traceability with specifications and customer requirements.

• Ensure compliance of test strategy with CI/CD guidelines, Green IT guidelines, and all quality guidelines (SDL, STDL), as well as QA best practices/industry standards (ISTQB, etc.).

• Test Expertise

• Design test cases and write test case scripts.

• Prepare test environment, test data, and execute test cases.

• Provide sign-off (go/no-go) on tested features based on defined exit criteria.

• Continuously assess the need to add/update/remove test cases in existing regression and CI/CD pipelines when new product features are delivered and based on metrics (stabilization, deletion of flaky tests, etc.).

• As part of maintenance activities, investigate PTRs, test the fixes, and enrich test suites accordingly.

• Test Automation

• Assess the necessity to automate subsets of (or all) test scripts.

• Use test automation frameworks and contribute to their improvement.

• Defect Management

• Open defects for software or documentation, assign relevant severity based on the importance of the issue, and provide relevant investigation and information to fix de-fects.

• Check defect fixes and give go/no-go for the load of production defects.

• Reporting

• Report and communicate on test activities to the line organization, software develop-ers, and product definition analysts.

• Provide visibility on testing campaigns/milestones to all stakeholders.

• Support

• Provide mentoring and adapted support to newcomers.

• Provide adapted support to QAE peers based on experience.

• Knowledge Sharing

• Share knowledge on specific topics (technical/functional) and spread it among the QA community and other stakeholders.

• Quality Assurance Ambassador

• Show accountability for the project, product, or release quality control.

• Propagate quality assurance best practices based on the highest standards in relevant teams and quality communities.

• Technicity

• Efficiently use QA tooling stacks and frameworks.

• Propose improvements to existing tools or development of new ones.

• Be proactive about any issue/change likely to affect QA peers' daily jobs.

• Continuous and Sustainable Improvement

• Be a driving force behind proposals to improve current quality processes in a con-stantly evolving development lifecycle framework (SAFE, etc.).

• Participate in understanding, measuring, and reducing the environmental impact of tested applications and associated QA activities.

In this role you'll:

• Define and implement test strategies and plans, ensuring alignment with specifications and customer requirements.

• Design, automate, and execute functional and non-functional test cases.

• Collaborate in specification and architecture reviews, providing feedback on risks and improvements.

• Ensure compliance with CI/CD, Green IT, and industry quality standards (e.g., ISTQB).

• Manage defect reporting, investigation, and resolution, ensuring high-quality releases.

• Mentor and support peers and newcomers, sharing knowledge and fostering a culture of quality.

• Continuously improve QA processes, tools, and frameworks, driving innovation and sustainability.

• Communicate testing progress and results to stakeholders, providing clear visibility on milestones.

About the ideal candidate:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, preferably in complex or mission-critical environments.

• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test automation, and industry standards (ISTQB certification is a plus).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, test automation frameworks, and QA tooling.

• Analytical mindset, proactive attitude, and a passion for continuous improvement.

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive remuneration, annual bonus, paid vacation and holidays, health insurance, and more.

• Hybrid work option: Enjoy the flexibility of working both onsite and remotely, according to our hybrid work policy.

• Professional development with access to online learning hubs and technical/soft skills training.

• A diverse, inclusive workplace at one of the world's top travel technology companies.

Application process:

The application process takes no longer than 10 minutes! Create your candidate profile, upload your Resume/CV and apply today!

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.