QA Automation Engineer

Location: Tel - Aviv (IL)

Experience Level: Mid-Level

Description

Welcome to Zesty, a dynamic startup at the forefront of cloud optimization innovation!

Zesty’s Mission

Zesty is a startup company specializing in automated optimization solutions, aiming to help organizations reduce costs and enhance operational efficiency. The company offers a range of products designed for DevOps and FinOps teams responsible for managing cloud usage within organizations.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join Zesty’s engineering team and take ownership of backend and data-focused test automation.

This role is centered on validating complex backend services, data flows, and cloud-based systems, with understanding of full end-to-end flow (including frontend).

You will design and maintain scalable automated test suites that ensure backend functionality, data accuracy, system reliability, and high-quality releases in a distributed, cloud-native environment. The role requires strong technical skills, independence, and close collaboration with backend developers, data engineers, and product managers.

Your ownership will include: 

• Take an active part in the entire software development lifecycle, with a strong focus on backend and data-related components.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for backend services, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Validate data integrity and business logic across multiple data sources and environments.
• Build and maintain test plans, test scripts, and test data to support reliable, production-ready releases.
• Continuously improve automation infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure strong automated test coverage for backend and data features.
• Perform root cause analysis of issues found in automation and communicate findings clearly.
• Work closely with Backend, Data Engineering, and Product teams to review requirements and define effective automation strategies.
• Troubleshoot technical challenges independently and propose practical, scalable solutions.
• Stay up to date with backend and data automation best practices, tools, and industry trends.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in QA Automation, with a strong focus on backend and data testing.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Pytest or similar.
• Proficiency in Python (or similar scripting/programming language).
• Strong understanding of API testing, backend architectures, and data-driven systems.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins.
• Good understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL; Databricks is a plus).
• Experience writing clear test plans and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Self-driven, independent, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Experience testing data platforms or cloud cost / usage systems.

Why is it exciting being a Zester- 

At Zesty, we're a team of driven, forward-thinkers passionate about pushing the boundaries of cloud optimization. Our culture encourages creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to embrace challenges.

We care about: 

• Diversity & Inclusion -  Be yourself! We welcome employees from all backgrounds and have created a workplace where everyone can feel empowered.
• Transparency - Transparency: We share our success stories, failures, processes, numbers, and everything in between. If you want to know something that wasn't shared with you – just ask!
• One Team- We genuinely trust each other which enables us to act as one team working together toward the same mission. All team members are equally important
• Open Communication & Feedback -When facing challenges, we always look for fresh ideas and ways to overcome them and We embrace constructive feedback that can and should be given to anyone
• Ego is out at the door - Ego obscures and disrupts everything: the planning process, the ability to take good advice, and the ability to accept constructive feedback. We operate with a high degree of humility.