Cucumber Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Cucumber
Yunus S.
Last position:
Senior Expert / Program Manager at Dolpheen IT
Senior Expert / Program Manager
IT Services
- Management of internal projects for infrastructure modernization: setup and maintenance of test environments that realistically replicate complex customer networks.
- Resource coordination: planning server capacities and cloud resources for automated test runs.
- Implementation of CI/CD pipelines to integrate automated tests into the build process.
- Evaluation of performance bottlenecks through load testing (NeoLoad/JMeter) to ensure scalability.
Tools / Technologies: Jenkins, Docker, GIT, ButBucket, NeoLoad, Azure
Kurt B.
Last position:
Backend / Microservices Developer, DevOps, Test Automation at Fa. RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG
- Backend / Microservices Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
- ~100 Developers, ~10 Teams, per Team: 1 PO, 1 ScrumMaster, 1UX, 1 Developers, 1 Tester
- .net core 8, 9, C#
- Microservices, Clean Architecture, MediatR, CQRS
- GraphQL, REST, SDL
- Azure DevOps, CI / CD pipelines, Azure Service Bus, Rabbit-MQ, Kafka, Azure App Configuration, Azure KeyVault, Azure Kubernetes AKS
- Splunk, dashboards, custom metrics, Elastic-Search, Kibana (ELK)
- Azure SQL Databases, Azure Cosmos DB
- Architecture decisions, event governance, COP (Backend, DevOps, FrontEnd, Test Automation)
- AI, Copilot, creating Test Templates
- Scheduler, Hangfire, Quartz
- Automated Unit and Integration Tests
- Automated E2E Tests, Playwright Test Automation, BDD, Gherkin, Cucumber
- Shipment tracking
- GIS, GPS data, geofence, geo search, position tracking, asset positions
- Jira, Confluence
- Focus on high-performance message-oriented architecture (~xx e6 messages / month / service)
- Structured logging, Serilog, OTel, Splunk, Application Monitoring
- Integration of different position data sources (GPS-based data) into AzureDataLake
Vladislav F.
Last position:
Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Manager at Stadt Wien – WUKSEA
- Creation of test scenarios, manual test cases and test data using boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning
- Execution of functional and non-functional tests (manual with Postman and web application, automated with WebDriver, JUnit and NUnit)
- Setup, automation and maintenance of the Test Automation Framework with Java, Spring Boot, Selenium and Cucumber in IntelliJ (system, regression, smoke, UI and integration tests for web frontend and SOAP API backend interfaces)
- Automation of backend NUnit test cases in Visual Studio
- Test management: development and implementation of the test strategy and test plans, test coordination, quality responsibility and prioritization of risk-based tests, as well as documentation management in Confluence
- Detailed analysis and quality assurance of requirements
- Creation and maintenance of Jenkins pipelines, quality assurance during build & deployment
- Close cooperation with business analysts, developers, testers and test management
- Identification, creation and tracking of errors/defects, as well as careful test documentation
- Reporting of test results and defect reports
- Monitoring of test processes and continuous improvement
- Verification of test data and test results in a PostgreSQL database in pgAdmin
- Support with effort estimates and backlog prioritization
- Analysis and debugging of development code
System environment: Java, JUnit, Spring Boot, Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, Jenkins, C#, NUnit, Postman, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira, xRay, pgAdmin, PostgreSQL, SonarQube, Maven, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, CI/CD, SOAP API interfaces
Namik D.
Last position:
Test Manager / Test Automation Engineer at Sky Deutschland GmbH
- Implemented and maintained 443 automated test cases with a 99% pass rate (441/443)
- Enabled CI for test automation: automated runs on review/merge, reporting via Xray
- Introduced accessibility and performance checks and established them in reporting
- Served as QA lead in daily operations with stand-ups, Kanban progress tracking, prioritization, and targeted task distribution
- Handled defect triage and stakeholder communication with daily triage, QA status analysis, and actionable recommendations
- Developed and maintained a stable regression suite for CRM/Salesforce flows (UI/E2E and near-API validations)
- Integrated CI/CD using Jenkins pipelines with Groovy (IaC)
- Maintained QA documentation, test conventions, and processes in Confluence, aligned across the team
- Conducted Salesforce Einstein chatbot testing with intent/topic validation and output checks, and used Robot Framework/Python suites for continuous quality monitoring
- Technology stack: Jira, Xray, Confluence, Jenkins, Groovy, Git, Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, TypeScript, Postman, REST, Salesforce, Google Cloud, Lighthouse, Evinced, Scrum/Kanban, BDD (Gherkin)
Jaroslav A.
Last position:
Child care, personal development and learning
Javid A.
Last position:
B2B Contract - Senior Fullstack developer (Java + Angular)
- Project: E-Platform with 100k users
- Skills: Java, Spring, Spring Boot
- TechStack: Angular 18, Java 17, Spring Boot, Oracle DB, Spring Data, JPA, Hibernate, Oracle, Postgres, SQL
Thomas P.
Last position:
QA Tech Lead at ready2order GmbH
- Leading a team of QA Engineers
- Implementing effective test strategies, driving the test automation strategy forward
- Hands-on testing for the web and mobile application (iOS, Android)
- Creating, maintaining, and executing test plans as well as documenting test results (Testrail)
- Evaluating and integrating new tools to improve the testing process (e.g. Playwright)
Joseph W.
Last position:
Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS) at A1 Bank
- I am responsible for providing solution architecture and technical assistance for a migration initiative aimed at transitioning to a new core banking system.
- The project involves replacing in-house development with a commercially available off-the-shelf core banking system operated as SaaS on AWS.
- Duties encompass solution design, technical coordination, supporting development teams, and providing IT support and troubleshooting.
- Managing over 10 global vendors and partners is crucial to project success.
- Technologies: VMWare ESXi, AWS, EKS Kubernetes, Mastercard Payment Transaction Service, Avaloq, A1 Telekom Austria infrastructure, CheckPoint FW, F5, Site-to-Site VPNs, PingID, Futurae SDK, Airlock, UC4/Automic, Firebase, iOS/Android lifecycle management, AWS IAM, AWS AppStream, AWS S3, AWS Transfer Family, QlikView, OpenAPI.
Nedim K.
Last position:
Manual Tester and Test Automation Engineer at IT-Systemhaus der Bundesagentur für Arbeit
- Design appropriate test cases to verify the GUI in Azure Test Plans
- Creation and execution of manual test cases
- Test design for user stories to be implemented in the current sprint
- Analysis of deviations/bugs based on log files and Kibana dashboards
- Creation of bug tickets with error description, screenshots, and short videos
- Prioritization of open bug tickets together with the PO
- Retest of bugs and hotfixes
- Execution of manual tests to ensure a 100% fulfillment rate of all functional requirements
- Selection, installation, and maintenance of a test automation tool (Selenium)
- Implementation of automated regression tests
- Continuous expansion of the object repository and adaptation of automated test cases (acceptance, integration, and system tests)
- Creation of test logs before each sprint change
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Statistics of experts using Cucumber
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Insurance, Transportation
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
63%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Bosnian
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Cucumber
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Cucumber experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Insurance (67%)
- Transportation (67%)
- Banking and Finance (56%)
- Telecommunication (44%)
- Manufacturing (33%)
- Education (22%)
- Government and Administration (22%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Behavior-Driven Testing
Cucumber is an open-source framework for behavior-driven development and acceptance testing. It lets teams describe expected behavior in plain-language Gherkin scenarios, then connect those steps to automated test code. This creates a shared reference for product owners, specialists and business stakeholders.
Gherkin Scenarios
Gherkin uses keywords such as Feature, Scenario, Given, When and Then to express behavior in a structured format. A well-designed feature file explains a business rule without hiding it inside implementation details. Scenario outlines and examples help cover meaningful variations without duplicating the whole specification.
Automation Ecosystem
Cucumber does not drive a browser or API by itself. Professionals combine it with a language implementation such as Cucumber-JVM, Cucumber.js or Cucumber Ruby, then connect step definitions to tools such as Selenium, Playwright, REST clients and database fixtures. Maven, Gradle, npm, JUnit and CI services commonly support the surrounding workflow.
- Write maintainable feature files and step definitions
- Integrate browser, API and service-level checks
- Publish readable reports from automated runs
Where It Fits
Cucumber is useful when acceptance criteria must stay visible throughout delivery. Companies apply it to customer portals, payment flows, insurance journeys, logistics systems and public-sector services. In Austria, teams often use it across distributed product groups, where clear English or German scenarios support collaboration between local stakeholders and remote specialists.
When Expertise Helps
Freelance expertise is valuable when a test suite has become slow, repetitive or difficult to trust. Specialists can define a practical test architecture, remove brittle step definitions, improve test data handling and connect Cucumber with build pipelines. They can also help teams decide which behaviors deserve end-to-end coverage and which belong in faster tests.
- Existing scenarios no longer reflect current product behavior
- Releases depend on unstable browser or API checks
- Reports do not help teams identify business impact
Strong Cucumber Practice
Strong professionals separate business language from automation details and keep scenarios focused on observable outcomes. They understand the application domain, choose stable selectors and interfaces, isolate test data, and investigate failures rather than simply rerunning them. They also review feature files with non-technical stakeholders and keep execution reliable in local and CI environments.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Cucumber, in one place.
Cucumber is used to express acceptance criteria as executable scenarios written in Gherkin. Teams connect those scenarios to automated checks for web applications, APIs, services and business workflows.
Cucumber describes behavior and organizes acceptance scenarios; it is not a browser automation tool. Selenium and Playwright perform browser actions, so teams often use one of them underneath Cucumber when readable business scenarios are valuable.
A strong Cucumber specialist usually understands Gherkin design, step definitions, test data, API validation and CI pipelines. Depending on the project, useful adjacent skills include Java with Cucumber-JVM, JavaScript with Cucumber.js, Selenium, Playwright, REST testing and JUnit.
Cucumber work needs enough experience to design a maintainable suite, not just write feature files. A smaller project may need help with setup and conventions, while a large system benefits from someone who can control execution time, test isolation, reporting and integration boundaries.
Yes, Cucumber work is well suited to remote collaboration because feature files, step definitions and pipeline results are shared through version control and CI systems. On-site sessions can still help when Austrian stakeholders need workshops for domain language, acceptance criteria or test strategy.
Cucumber supports natural-language Gherkin keywords in multiple languages, including English and German. The better choice depends on who reviews the scenarios; consistency matters more than the language, especially when local Austrian teams work with international specialists.
Look for Cucumber scenarios that describe business outcomes clearly, avoid duplicated steps and remain stable when implementation details change. Ask how the specialist handles test data, flaky checks, failed pipeline runs, reporting and the boundary between acceptance tests and lower-level tests.
Cucumber may add unnecessary maintenance when only technical checks are needed or when no business stakeholder will read the scenarios. A simpler unit, API or integration test suite can be more efficient, while Cucumber is most useful when executable specifications improve shared understanding and release confidence.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Cucumber in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 721 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Cucumber in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 63% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Cucumber in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Cucumber in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Bosnian (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Cucumber in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Insurance (67%), and Transportation (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Cucumber in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (89%), and Quality Assurance (78%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Cucumber
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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