QA Automation Engineer (maternity leave replacement)

Webz.io is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join our team as a maternity leave replacement for a minimum period of 6 months, with the potential for extension.

Webz.io empowers organizations with seamless access to high-quality open, deep and dark web data, helping customers focus on generating intelligence and insights rather than managing complex data collection processes.

As a QA Automation Engineer at Webz.io, you will work across multiple products, including our core platform, Lunar and Playground, ensuring a high-quality experience for our customers.

This is a hybrid QA role combining both manual and automated testing (approximately 50/50), with a strong focus on web applications and APIs.

• Design and execute test plans, test cases and exploratory testing scenarios for web applications and APIs.
• Perform functional, regression and end-to-end testing.
• Review product requirements, identify gaps and challenge assumptions.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Developers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Build and maintain automated regression tests for key user flows.
• Validate data accuracy, system behavior and product functionality.
• Identify, document and track defects through resolution.
• Investigate production issues and verify bug fixes.

• 3+ years of experience in Software QA.
• Experience testing SaaS web applications and REST APIs.
• Hands-on experience with API testing tools such as Postman.
• Experience with test automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress or similar.
• Familiarity with Python, JavaScript or another scripting language.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
• Fluent English.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with data-intensive products.
• Experience in cybersecurity or threat intelligence environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Agile methodologies.

• Work on innovative data and cyber intelligence products.
• Collaborate with a highly skilled and supportive team.
• Make a direct impact on product quality across multiple products.
• Enjoy a culture that values ownership, initiative and new ideas.