QA Automation Engineer

Quick Facts

• Hands-on QA automation role embedded in Agile/Scrum product teams
• Build and maintain automated tests across API, UI, integration, regression, and data layers
• Integrate test suites into CI/CD and apply AI-assisted testing techniques

Description

You will turn the QA automation strategy into working automation every sprint, working closely with a QA AI Automation Staff Engineer who defines frameworks, standards, and metrics. The role focuses on writing maintainable automated tests (API/UI/integration/regression), migrating manual regression suites where it’s most valuable, and using AI tools responsibly to accelerate test generation and test data creation.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and maintain automated tests across API, UI, integration, regression, and data layers
• Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into automated test cases and scenarios
• Extend shared automation frameworks with reusable components, utilities, fixtures, and test data builders
• Migrate manual regression suites to automation (prioritize high-risk, frequently executed flows)
• Keep suites fast, stable, and trustworthy: fix flaky tests and remove redundant coverage
• Use AI tools (LLMs/Copilot) to generate test cases, test data, and automation code; review outputs critically
• Pilot AI-driven techniques such as self-healing locators, test generation from specifications, and AI-assisted failure triage
• Use test analytics and defect data to prioritize high-risk areas
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD (GitHub Actions standard) so tests run on commits, pull requests, and releases
• Configure quality gates, test reporting, and dashboards
• Manage test environments and test data with reproducibility and version control
• Track QA KPIs (automation coverage, pass rates, defect leakage, execution time)
• Support incident management: triage/reproduce production issues, validate fixes/hotfixes, contribute to RCA/postmortems, and add regression tests
• Participate in Agile/Scrum rituals to raise testability and reduce risk early
• Pair with developers on shift-left unit and contract testing practices; coach junior/manual QA engineers
• Provide structured feedback to the QA Staff Engineer so frameworks and standards keep improving

Requirements

• 4+ years in QA or software testing; at least 3 years writing test automation in production codebases
• Strong coding skills in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Java; comfortable reading code in the others
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, REST-assured, or equivalent
• Strong API testing skills: REST, JSON, authentication, contract, and schema validation
• Ability to run manual end-to-end and integration testing where automation isn’t practical
• Experience running automated tests in CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps)
• Practical use of AI tools (LLMs/Copilot) to generate test cases/test data/code with critical review
• Good Git, code review, and clean-code practices for test code
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
• Fluent English (primary working language)

Benefits

• Hands-on, delivery-focused automation work using defined frameworks, standards, and metrics
• Embedded collaboration with developers, product owners, and DevOps to build quality shift-left
• Use and evaluate AI-assisted testing techniques in daily practice and share learnings with the broader QA community