Senior Test Automation Engineer

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Merkle a dentsu company powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance Merkle delivers holistic end-to-end experiences that drive growth engagement and loyalty. Merkles expertise has earned recognition as a Leader by top industry analyst firms in categories such as digital transformation and commerce experience design engineering and technology integration digital marketing data science CRM and loyalty and customer data management. With more than 16000 employees Merkle operates in 30 countries throughout the Americas EMEA and APAC. For more information visit .

Who are we looking for

We are looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer with deep Test Automation expertise to join the team powering an e-banking platform for a BFSI client. You will own test automation strategy and execution across the iOS and Android mobile apps and the web banking application ensuring that every release meets the highest standards for quality security and reliability expected in the Swiss regulated financial sector.

In this senior role you will act as a quality champion defining frameworks mentoring engineers and collaborating closely with developers product owners and security teams to embed quality throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.

Test Strategy & Architecture

• Define and own the end-to-end test automation strategy across mobile (iOS & Android) and web e-banking channels
• Design build and maintain scalable test frameworks using industry-standard tooling (Appium Detox XCUITest Espresso Playwright/Cypress)
• Establish test pyramid guidelines unit integration E2E and drive adoption across squads
• Lead risk-based test planning for regulated financial features (payments authentication account management)

Mobile Test Automation (iOS & Android)

• Implement and maintain automated UI and functional test suites for native iOS (Swift/ObjC) and Android (Kotlin) apps
• Integrate mobile test runs into CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise GitHub Actions Fastlane)
• Configure and manage device farms (Browserstack Firebase Test Lab or on-premise device pools)
• Validate biometric authentication flows deep links push notifications and offline behaviour

Web Test Automation

• Build robust cross-browser E2E and component test suites for the web banking portal (React/Angular)
• Implement accessibility testing (axe-core WCAG 2.1 AA) and ensure compliance across supported browsers
• Create and maintain API/contract tests (REST & GraphQL) to decouple frontend from backend test cycles

CI/CD & Quality Engineering

• Integrate automated tests into CI pipelines ensuring fast reliable feedback on every pull request
• Define and monitor quality metrics: test coverage flakiness rates defect escape rates and mean-time-to-detect
• Implement performance and load testing for critical banking transactions using k6 or JMeter
• Champion shift-left testing practices and contribute to developer-written testability

Security & Compliance Testing

• Coordinate with the security team on automated OWASP-aligned security checks embedded in CI
• Validate encryption certificate pinning and secure storage on mobile in line with Swiss financial regulations (FINMA guidelines)
• Support audit and compliance activities with test evidence traceability matrices and reporting

Requirements:

Must-Haves:

• 3 years of professional experience in test automation with at least 2 years in a senior or lead QA role
• Proven hands-on expertise in both mobile (iOS Android) and web test automation
• Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript; ability to write clean maintainable test code
• Experience with CI/CD integration of automated test suites in a real production environment
• Solid understanding of software testing principles: test pyramid BDD risk-based testing
• Experience working in agile teams on complex multi-platform digital products

Strong Plus:

• Background in financial services banking or another regulated industry
• Experience with SAFe at scale or multi-team test coordination
• Knowledge of FINMA digital banking guidelines or PSD2/open banking testing requirements
• Hands-on experience with performance and security testing
• ISTQB Advanced Level (Test Analyst or Technical Test Analyst) certification

Languages:

• German: Fluent (B2) primary working language of the team and documentation
• English: Business proficient tooling frameworks and international collaboration
• French or Italian: Advantageous for our multilingual (DE/FR/IT/EN) product testing scenarios

Why choose dentsu

Global Reach with Local Expertise: Join a network that spans 145 countries with over 70000 talentedemployees. Collaborate with bright minds worldwide and gain insights from diverse industries andmarkets.
Innovation at Our Core: For over 120 years we have been pushing boundaries to connect brands withtheir audiences through cutting-edge technology creativity and transformative solutions.
Commitment to Impact: We focus on driving meaningful outcomes for our clients and theircommunities whether through increasing revenue influencing behavior change or fostering positiveorganizational culture.
Collaborative Network: Work alongside six global brands all united in delivering highly integrated andscaled transformation solutions.

These are some of the things we offer:

25 days of holidays
2 volunteer days for charitable activities
Mental Health: Benefit from 3 extra wellness days on top of your vacation days and a Mental Health First Aider and Employee Assistance program to support your well-being
40-hour week & overtime compensation
Flexible working hours model (flextime)
Independent home office management
State-of-the-art creative office space with ergonomically equipped workstations
Pet friendly offices (Zurich and St. Gallen)
Full access to Dentsu Academy on-site learning sessions online language courses
Referral bonus program
Workation possibility
Team events: company parties monthly breakfasts aperos

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