Quality Assurance Specialist I Test Automation

Om jobbet

At Vattenfall, we don't just "do energy", we exist to help our customers power their lives free from fossil fuel within one generation. We are one of Europe's leading energy companies with trading activities in the global energy markets. Our Power & Gas business is expanding, and our IT landscape supporting that has a growing need for the fittest solutions.

Technology cannot tackle the climate change. People who know technology can.

We are looking for the brightest IT minds that want to join us in our journey towards fossil freedom, in this case a Quality Assurance Specialist in our Power & Gas Logistics Solutions Team. The team you can join works closely with business - our Power & Gas traders - and takes the leading role in supplying custom developed solutions.

For our office in Hamburg, we are looking for a dedicated and motivated person to fill the position of

QA specialist | Test automation

in the Power & Gas Logistics Solutions team.

As a QA specialist, you will work at the heart of our Energy Trading Landscape, engaging with numerous interfaces and stakeholders. You will be tasked with strengthening our overall quality assurance and help to establish testing processes to ensure that our products and services meet the highest quality standards.

We are looking for a QA specialist with a strong software engineer background. Ideally, you have experience in frontend or fullstack development, but have transitioned to QA over time.

Based in our Hamburg HafenCity office, you will collaborate with a diverse and international team. Your work will be closely related to the European energy transition, contributing to a sustainable and greener future.

Your key responsibilities:

• Drive our Quality Assurance and Test Automation Development and the introduction of related testing tools
• Focus on making Testing automated where valuable until the User Acceptance Test with the end users
• Not only perform tests but also be actively involved from the very beginning - participating in requirements analysis and the creation of user stories
• Build expertise on both the business and the system, learning from long-standing experts in the field in direct interaction with various stakeholders
• Participate in development of new features, maintenance of applications and troubleshooting
• Ensuring testing effort is owned by the whole team

Qualifications

Your profile as QA specialist | Test automation

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field. We welcome applicants from various fields of study, as the exact discipline is less important than your ability to solve complex problems
• Proven experience in software testing, a plus would be certifications (e.g., ISTQB Agile Tester)
• Experience in test automation frameworks (e.g. Playwright)
• Practical experience in software development or similar. Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g. Azure)
• Experience with Azure DevOps and integration of automated tests into pipelines
• Practical Knowledge in using AI tools for testing automation, knowledge of tools for UI and E2E testing
• Experience in QA within trading or any financial platforms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• English C1, German is a plus

Whether you are a junior, mid-level or senior developer, we have the tools to help you grow. Most important is your own initiative, willingness to finish through and complete releases to PROD and be flexible if you are working with people in the Hamburg office or hybrid.
Additional Information

Benefits

Your developmentis a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets. Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams. To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning.

Our work culture at Vattenfall is excellent. We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies. Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing. In Germany, our work week consists of 37.5 hours with, in many cases, the possibility to work part-time. Up to 49% of your working time can be mobile work, and you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year.

Your health is important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations.

Your colleagueswill be another highlight. We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds. Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work.

You can find our new state of the art office next to Elbbrücken.

More information
We welcome your application in English, no later than 4th of May 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our RecruiterJil Ungethüm via phone at +49 40 79022 1378:

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called DISA. In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions.

We look forward to receiving your application!
Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20.000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Right in the heart of Vattenfall, atBusiness Area (BA) Markets, you will find an inspiring international environment, with a culture of care and personal growth, enabling you to be who you are, having fun, building strong relationships and learning every day. Find out what our colleagues think about our culture:https://youtu.be/-9qGrDUCptA

We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to drive the energy transition together. Our role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall's single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates.

In BA Markets the mission of theUnit OU Operations is to drive the digital transformation. OU Operations consists of diverse and highly skilled employees from more than 20 countries. We work internationally from our locations in Stockholm, Hamburg and Amsterdam.