Selenium Experts in Switzerland
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Yuri G.
Last position:
Senior Security Devops Engineer at Swisscom
- Implementation and maintenance of highly critical IAM solutions for B2B clients (SSO, MFA, SAML/OIDC, Entra ID, PIM/PAM)
- Security administration of Linux systems (CentOS, Red Hat) in Docker and Kubernetes environments
- Migration from Docker Swarm to Kubernetes
- Infrastructure automation with Terraform
- Planning and execution of risk assessments, threat modeling, and compliance reports
- Development and management of B2B applications (Java, REST/SOAP, Angular) and CI/CD pipelines (Python, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab)
- Leading integration tests and UAT (Cucumber, Selenium, Katalon)
- Implementing monitoring and observability strategies with Grafana, Prometheus, and Splunk
- Integrating SAST tools like Snyk and SonarQube
- Release management and project coordination according to Scrum and SAFe
- Mentoring and technical support of junior team members
Ulysse Brice M.
Last position:
Agile Quality Engineer & Quality Master at Die Mobiliar
- Test strategy design
- Continuous defect tracking and documentation
- Test case creation and execution for performance and end-to-end tests as well as mass tests
- Responsibility for all test activities in the team
- Requirements and documentation analysis
- Agile testing based on stories, epics and features
- Test management and coordination
- Use of SAFe (PI planning, PI preparation, sprints, daily meetings, Kanban board, retrospective, review)
- Use of GitHub, Tortoise, Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Splunk, Swagger UI, Tosca, Rocket.Chat, Visual Studio Code, Oracle SQL Developer
- SAFe framework and project abroad
Ahmed R.
Last position:
AI & Automation Engineer at Teosek GmbH
- Build prototypes, expand AI skills, and practical application in a startup context.
- Transition phase: further training in prompt engineering, APIs, AI, working on independent prototype projects, and collaborating at a friend's startup.
- Technologies: LangChain, REST, Python, Java, JS, TS, Node.
Patrick R.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at Swisscard AECS AG
- PoC for various platform integration functionalities using Backstage and Crossplane
- Implementation of improvements of developer experience with Azure AVD and DevSpace
- Manage application deployment infrastructure on Kubernetes clusters
- Manage CI/CD platform
- Manage deployments into Kubernetes (Rancher and AKS) and into Azure
- Act as security champion of the DevOps team
- Manage vulnerabilities and support dev teams to manage third-party vulnerabilities using JFrog Xray
- Support building the platform team
- Manage infrastructure as code using Terraform and Atlantis
- Build and integrate a platform and IDP using Crossplane
Yassin B.
Last position:
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Schweizerweg Gmbh
- Designed and executed automated and manual test cases for REST APIs and UI workflows using Selenide, Selenium, and Postman.
- Developed and maintained Gatling-based performance tests for simulating user load and validating system responsiveness and stability under stress.
- Integrated test suites into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, enabling rapid and reliable delivery cycles.
- Employed Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus to monitor logs, track metrics, and perform in-depth application performance monitoring (APM).
- Utilized Swagger for validating and documenting API contracts and ensuring consistency across environments.
- Created and managed isolated test environments using Docker, enabling reproducible and consistent test execution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams using Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket for agile planning, documentation, and version control.
- Worked in a Java/Spring Boot tech stack, leveraging Maven for project build automation and IntelliJ IDEA for development and debugging.
Key Achievements:
- Built a reusable Selenide-based UI automation framework that reduced test creation time by over 50%.
- Automated end-to-end test scenarios for critical business workflows, increasing test coverage and release confidence.
- Designed a modular Gatling load testing framework, used for continuous performance benchmarking.
- Detected and resolved several critical production performance issues through proactive APM and stress testing.
Andreas H.
Last position:
Test Automation Architect at Banking Bank (name withheld)
- Set up a shift-left DevOps E2E system testing architecture
- Set up "DevOps Shift-left" E2E tests for 240+ applications
- Under NDA
Csaba K.
Last position:
ServiceNow Consultant at DXC
- Worked in mixed teams with several clients
- Performed requirement engineering, proposal and time estimation
- Developed ACLs, business rules, flows, workflows, catalog items, various scripts, UI actions, policies, scoped applications
- Customized mobile apps: Now Agent and Now Mobile
- Implemented integrations using the Integration Hub
- Coordinated continuously with clients during development
- Performed testing and helped clients with testing
- Deployed to production and applied main version upgrades and patches
- Managed CMDB, domain separation and asset management
- Integrated between instances at different clients
- Developed GlideScript: business rules, scripted REST endpoints, extension points, fix scripts, background scripts
Patryk S.
Last position:
Test Manager at HIQT GmbH
- Set up a partnership to support UiPath from migrating new clients to the UiPath tool landscape
- RPA testing
Beat Z.
Last position:
SAP Test Manager at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH
- Responsible for IT integration test and user acceptance test for SAP S/4 Hana and BDO BO Customer Financials Management
- Led the test team (business testers and IT testers)
- Resource planning and control within the test team
- Created test concepts and test plans
- Performed test risk analysis
- Coordinated test execution and defect tracking
- Ensured test progress
- Generated and visualized reports
- Summarized test reports and reported to management
- Prepared and conducted user acceptance tests
- Managed SIGMA and JIRA/Confluence at project level
Zafer B.
Last position:
Lead Test Automation Engineer at Unknown
- Playwright-based API test automation for the Oracle JD Edwards ERP system
- Development of a TypeScript/Node.js test framework with MSSQL database integration
- End-to-end business process automation for order processing, customer management, etc.
- OpenAI integration for automatic PDF document validation
- Jira/Xray integration for automated test reporting with dashboard
- REST API client development with role-based authentication
- Test data management, dynamic ID validation, and cross-test data sharing mechanisms
Nenad T.
Last position:
Contractor at Swisscom
- SAP Data Designer ETL, SQL Server, Docker for PharmaSuisse Data Warehouse Application (Application Manager and Developer)
- SAP Business Objects, ABAP on SAP HANA for the Police of the Canton of Bern (Application Manager and Developer)
- Avaloq Connectors to SAP BW for Banque Cantonale de Fribourg
Mateusz L.
Last position:
Project Lead Developer at PwC
- Took over the analyst and leading developer role in an innovative project helping detection of financial fraud in a major financial institution in Zurich with assistance of artificial intelligence
- Analyzed and implemented new modules, improved performance and user experience, elevated technical documentation and code quality to the standard required by the end client
- Technologies: Java 17, JavaFX, Spring Boot, concurrency, UX, Gradle, Impala
Loïc L.
Last position:
Certified ScrumMaster at Scrum Alliance
Martin G.
Last position:
IT Project Manager ALV-eGOV, Deputy Head, Group Leader, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer at SECO
- Planning, implementation, and rollout of 7 eGov services for companies and job seekers for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (ALV)
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Statistics of experts using Selenium
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Government and Administration, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
62%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, French
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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland using Selenium
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.
Selenium 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 (93%)
- Government and Administration (71%)
- Banking and Finance (64%)
- Insurance (50%)
- Telecommunication (50%)
- Automotive (29%)
- Energy (29%)
- Education (21%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Browser automation
Selenium is an open-source suite for automating web browsers. Its WebDriver API lets test code control real browsers, interact with pages and verify user journeys across operating systems. Companies use it to protect critical web releases, reproduce defects and validate behaviour that unit tests cannot cover.
Selenium components
Selenium WebDriver is the core interface for browser control, while Selenium Grid distributes sessions across machines and browser environments. Selenium IDE supports fast recording and playback for exploratory work, but robust delivery usually relies on maintainable code in Java, Python, JavaScript, C# or Ruby. Strong specialists also understand browser drivers, waits, selectors and test data.
Testing use cases
- End-to-end regression tests for customer and internal web applications
- Cross-browser validation for responsive interfaces and complex workflows
- Smoke tests that verify deployment readiness in continuous integration
- Reproduction of browser-specific defects with traceable evidence
- Parallel execution through Selenium Grid or compatible cloud environments
When expertise matters
Freelance Selenium expertise helps when an existing suite is slow, fragile or difficult to trust. Specialists can establish a test strategy, refactor unstable selectors, improve synchronization and connect results to CI systems such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI. In Switzerland, remote collaboration often works well when teams document environments, review code consistently and align on English or the required local working language.
Beyond the WebDriver API
Effective Selenium work includes more than writing browser actions. Professionals assess application architecture, identify suitable test boundaries and combine UI coverage with API, integration and unit tests. They may use frameworks such as pytest, JUnit, NUnit, TestNG, Mocha or Cucumber, alongside Docker, reporting tools, version control and defect-tracking workflows.
Signs of strong specialists
Look for professionals who explain why a scenario belongs in an end-to-end suite and who measure test value through stable, meaningful feedback. They should handle dynamic content, frames, windows, downloads, authentication and accessibility-sensitive interactions without hiding failures. A strong specialist creates readable fixtures, isolates test data, diagnoses flaky runs and leaves clear documentation so the team can maintain the suite after delivery.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Selenium.
Selenium is used to automate browsers and test web applications through realistic user interactions. Companies use it for end-to-end workflows, regression checks, cross-browser validation and release smoke tests.
Selenium has broad browser coverage, mature WebDriver standards and bindings for several programming languages. Playwright and Cypress often offer simpler modern tooling and fast feedback, so the right choice depends on browser requirements, existing test code, application architecture and team skills.
A strong Selenium specialist should understand a programming language, test design, CI pipelines and version control. Useful adjacent skills include API testing, SQL, Docker, cloud browser execution, defect analysis and frameworks such as pytest, JUnit or Cucumber.
The required Selenium experience depends on application complexity, browser coverage and the condition of the current suite. A professional should be able to show how they design maintainable tests, reduce flakiness and diagnose failures rather than only demonstrate recorded scripts.
Yes, Selenium work can be delivered remotely when repositories, test environments and browser infrastructure are accessible. Clear documentation, shared debugging sessions and agreed communication in English or another working language help distributed Swiss teams collaborate effectively.
Selenium is designed primarily for web browsers, including mobile browser scenarios through suitable device or emulation environments. Native and hybrid mobile applications are more commonly tested with Appium, which builds on the WebDriver approach and may be used alongside Selenium-based web coverage.
A quality Selenium suite produces useful feedback without excessive false failures. Review selector resilience, synchronization, test isolation, readable structure, execution speed, failure evidence and coverage of business-critical journeys rather than judging quality by test volume alone.
Selenium integrates with CI systems through language-specific test runners, WebDriver services and reporting tools. A capable professional can configure parallel or targeted runs, manage browser versions, publish failure evidence and prevent unreliable tests from weakening release decisions.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Selenium in their recent projects is 117 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 938 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Selenium in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 62% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Selenium in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Selenium in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (64%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Selenium in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Government and Administration (71%), and Banking and Finance (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Selenium in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (86%), and Quality Assurance (79%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Selenium
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