Senior Test Engineer

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Senior Test Engineer
With a global team of 5600+ IT professionals, DHL IT Services connects people and keeps the global economy running by continuously innovating and creating sustainable digital solutions. We work beyond global borders and push boundaries across all dimensions of logistics. You can leave your mark shaping the technology backbone of the biggest logistics company of the world. All our locations have earned the #GreatPlaceToWork certification, reflecting our commitment to exceptional employee experience.
Digitalization. Simply delivered

At IT Services, we are passionate about modern technologies. Our Self Service Solutions team is continuously expanding. We are looking for a Development Lead. In our diverse environment you can always grow depending on your qualification level.

We are working in an agile way. This means that our teams are completely product oriented, have end to end responsibility both for the product in development and in production. The same people not only take care of the application, but also of the business side of the product. The everyday work is typically organized using agile frameworks.

Grow together

Our mission in IT Services is “We strive for a Business Partner and Product centric organization, that lives E2E responsibility by maximizing team empowerment”. In our team we are building a team culture with proactive E2E mindset enabling us as IT Services to be a competitive advantage for the group. We are responsible for round about 17.000 lockers from DHL all over Germany.

Like our company, our team is quite global. We have technical teams located in Chennai, Prague, Darmstadt, Berlin and Bonn. To help us collaborate better, we are using tools like Teams, Jira and Confluence. You will find a nice mix of motivated people, typically geeks who are passionate about technology and who are reading about IT, even after work. But most importantly, we are a team where everyone supports each other even in tough times and where every single member tries to make things better every day.

Ready to embark on the journey? Here’s what we are looking for:

We are looking for a passionate Senior Test Engineer with a strong coding background and a developer mindset. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Java, Object-Oriented Programming, and modern testing practices, along with the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

You are a technology enthusiast who believes in quality-first engineering, automation, and continuous improvement. You should be comfortable working independently, managing priorities, and collaborating with global teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks using Java
• Apply Object-Oriented Programming principles to build scalable and maintainable test solutions
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Participate in requirement analysis, test design, and test strategy definition
• Ensure test coverage across APIs, backend systems, and integrations
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Identify, debug, and track defects with a strong focus on root cause analysis
• Drive quality engineering practices and promote a Dev-critical mindset within the team
• Contribute to code reviews and continuous improvement initiatives
• Work closely with global teams (including Germany) in a distributed environment

Professional Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Hands-on experience in Java development and test automation
• Strong experience with Git/version control systems
• Solid understanding of API testing and backend validation
• Experience with test frameworks and automation tools
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in testing/automation
• Experience working in agile and international environments

Personal Requirements:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• with focus on quality and engineering excellence
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities under pressure
• Proactive, self-driven, and solution-oriented attitude
• Comfortable working with cross-functional and global teams
• Strong spoken and written English skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with MS SQL Server / MariaDB
• Exposure to virtualization or containerization (Docker, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Octane / Jira
• Experience in performance or security testing

What We Value

• Modern, non-hierarchical thinking
• Clean, structured, and maintainable code
• Ownership and accountability

An array of benefits for you:

• Hybrid work arrangements to balance in-office collaboration and home flexibility.
• Annual Leave: 42 days off apart from Public / National Holidays.
• Medical Insurance: Self + Spouse + 2 children. An option to opt for Voluntary Parental Insurance (Parents / Parent -in-laws) at a nominal premium covering pre existing disease.
• In House training programs: professional and technical training certifications.