Mobile QA Automation Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pakistan.

📋 Description

• Establish and lead the QA automation strategy, enhancing framework quality, test coverage, and overall automation proficiency.

• Guide, mentor, and assist a team of QA engineers, offering both technical direction and hands-on involvement.

• Design, develop, and sustain scalable UI and end-to-end automation frameworks in TypeScript utilizing WebdriverIO and Playwright.

• Take ownership of mobile automation for both iOS and Android platforms using Appium and BrowserStack.

• Implement a risk-based testing strategy to make educated choices regarding test prioritization, coverage trade-offs, and release confidence.

• Develop a well-balanced testing pyramid that encompasses mobile, UI, API/service-level, and manual testing layers.

• Enhance and optimize the execution of automated tests within CI/CD pipelines.

• Oversee bug tracking, triage, and failure analysis, delivering clear reports on quality metrics and associated risks.

• Collaborate with engineering, product, and platform teams to enhance testability and incorporate QA best practices.

• Facilitate long-term growth into non-functional testing domains such as performance, load, and security.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in QA / Test Automation within production settings.

• Demonstrated experience in leading or mentoring QA engineers and directing automation efforts.

• Strong capability to define and advance automation strategies, rather than merely executing individual tests.

• Solid foundation in manual QA principles, including exploratory and regression testing.

• Practical experience in building or enhancing UI and end-to-end automation frameworks using tools like WebdriverIO, Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.

• Experience with mobile testing and automation on iOS and/or Android in critical business environments.

• Strong grasp of risk-based testing and test pyramid concepts.

• Familiarity with API and service-level testing.

• Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

• Proficient in defect management, failure analysis, and QA reporting.

• Expertise in TypeScript or JavaScript-based automation (TypeScript preferred); Python, Java, or Kotlin are also welcomed.

• Excellent collaboration skills across engineering, product, and platform teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• At Smart Working, you’ll never be just another remote hire.

• Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition.

• Discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you're empowered to grow personally and professionally.

• Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world.