Senior Manual QA Engineer

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Manual QA Engineer to join our team full-time in Romania.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Senior Manual QA Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Project Description:

This project is with a global Financial Services Provider that focuses on providing responsible credit to underbanked customers in international markets. The current strategy centers on consolidating technology delivery to a single partner to drive efficiency and operational excellence.

You will join the Product Engine team. This bespoke, cloud-native system manages the entire credit lifecycle. Built on a modern tech stack and cloud infrastructure, it supports hundreds of thousands of active credit card customers and is being expanded to replace legacy systems for instalment loans across multiple markets.

Responsibilities:

• Minimum 5 years’ practical experience in system testing & acceptance
• Experience of agile delivery methodology, including SCRUM software development processes
• Perform manual testing of web applications and web services/API testing using tools like Postman, newman, and yaml
• Access and query databases using SSMS (SQL Server Mgmt Studio) and navigate servers using RDP
• Monitor and access logging records via AWS Hosted components such as Cloudwatch & Kibana
• Forge close links with architects, developers, analysts and wider team members to build a quality assurance community

Requirements:

• Competent proficiency in Postman (API), Appium (UI), and Sequel
• Competent proficiency in AWS and JIRA / Confluence
• Competent level of attention to detail and ability to communicate effectively with technical peers and stakeholders
• Competent ability to prioritize workloads for self and team members and escalate key issues as required
• Competent proficiency in accessibility testing (O/S screen readers)
• Novice ability to learn wider systems knowledge to support integration and regression testing

Desirable:

Novice proficiency in X-ray for managing test cases

What’s in it for you?

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice
• Care: Medical subscription to Regina Maria, meal tickets of 16 ron net/day worked

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

In Romania, we welcome top-tier tech talent — whether from our Bucharest office or fully remotely. Tap into deep industry knowledge, grow your career, and make an impact in an empowering environment.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.

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