Senior QA Automation Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Oversee QA strategies, frameworks, and automated testing plans across various products.

• Recognize opportunities for automation and outline the automation strategy and roadmap.

• Engage in requirements and design evaluations to pinpoint quality risks and testability challenges.

• Establish quality metrics and ensure transparency regarding automation coverage, reliability, and product quality.

• Spearhead the design, development, and enhancement of automated testing frameworks utilizing Playwright and JavaScript.

• Create reliable, maintainable, and reusable automated tests for browser-based cybersecurity applications spanning backend, frontend, and infrastructure components.

• Set up automation architecture, coding standards, design patterns, and testing best practices.

• Manage and improve CI/CD-integrated testing infrastructure, which includes quality gates and feedback mechanisms.

• Enhance automation reliability, maintainability, execution speed, and coverage.

• Troubleshoot flaky tests, automation failures, and intricate application or environment issues.

• Evaluate test outcomes to differentiate product defects from automation, environment, and test-data concerns.

• Contribute to automated security assessments such as SAST/DAST and dependency scanning within CI/CD pipelines.

• Mentor junior QA and automation engineers, perform code reviews, and offer technical guidance.

• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, security teams, and QA engineers on testing strategies for features and releases.

• Champion quality engineering practices and foster a culture of quality and accountability.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET), or a related role.

• Extensive experience in designing and developing automated tests for contemporary web applications.

• Practical experience with Playwright, ideally utilizing JavaScript or TypeScript.

• Solid understanding of functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and negative testing methodologies.

• Significant experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CircleCI, along with source-control workflows.

• Experience testing complex applications that involve role-based access controls, permissions, multi-tenant environments, or security policies.

• Experience mentoring junior engineers and providing constructive technical feedback through code reviews.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across various functions.

• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, or equivalent technologies.

• Experience in security-critical, high-availability, or infrastructure-heavy systems.

• Knowledge of API security, authentication processes, and data protection practices.

• Proven experience leading QA initiatives within Agile environments.

• Knowledge of security testing tools such as OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, or SAST/DAST.

• QA certifications such as ISTQB, or security certifications like OSCP, CEH, or CSSLP.

• Experience with SaaS platforms or networking-intensive solutions.

• Practical experience with cloud security and compliance, including FedRAMP, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States, as the position is specified for that location.

🏝️ Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Generous paid time off and holidays.

• Performance bonuses and equity eligibility.

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance.

• Development opportunities for other roles you may be interested in.