Senior Automation Engineer (Firmware/Embedded) - Freelance | Florence For a tech company in the payment systems sector, we're looking for a freelance Senior Automation Engineer specialized in firmware and embedded testing, to ensure the quality of products such as Outdoor Payment Terminals (OPT) and forecourt controllers.

What you'll do: Define test strategy and test plans from business requirements

Design and execute automated tests on firmware, hardware-software integration and low-level embedded software

Develop test software to automate regression testing and performance benchmarks

Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines for faster releases

Document test plans, results and releases, managing issue tracking and versioning

Requirements (essential):



5+ years of experience in hardware-software testing/development with structured methodologies

3+ years with Java or C++

Degree in engineering/electronics

Experience in firmware testing, hardware-software integration and validation of low-level embedded software

Test automation frameworks (e.g. TestNG)

Hands-on CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI)

Proficiency in Linux (commands and scripting)

Agile methodology

Nice to have: retail petroleum/payments sector, EMV/PCI DSS and cryptography, API testing (Postman, REST Assured) on middleware.

Logistics: freelance collaboration via Shakers. Florence (Osmannoro), on-site. Occasional travel may be required.

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