About the role

  • Partner with QA Leadership to help shape QA strategy, standards, and direction
  • Lead initiatives to improve our TypeScript/Cypress (Web App) and Java/Appium (Mobile) automation frameworks
  • Identify and drive adoption of new testing approaches, tools, and methodologies
  • Establish and evolve testing standards across the QA team
  • Mentor QA engineers, helping them grow their technical and strategic skills
  • Champion continuous improvement by consistently identifying better ways of working
  • Write high-quality automated tests using our TypeScript/Cypress (web) and Java/Appium (mobile) frameworks, contributing new tests regularly
  • Architect and implement improvements to our existing test frameworks
  • Maintain and enhance test suite reliability and effectiveness
  • Debug, monitor, and resolve automation pipeline failures
  • Perform manual testing: ticket verification, test case management, and regression testing
  • Lead by example in testing practices, demonstrating what excellence looks like
  • Act as the sole QA representative within your assigned product council for typically a year-long engagement
  • Build strong relationships and credibility with developers, product managers, and stakeholders
  • Participate in refinement sessions from the earliest stages, influencing quality from the start
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate quality status clearly and confidently
  • Handle multiple concurrent workstreams effectively within your council

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of QA experience with previous experience in a senior QA/SDET role
  • Expertise in test automation with proven experience architecting or significantly improving test frameworks
  • Strong hands-on experience with end-to-end automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, WebDriver, Appium)
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and drive them to completion
  • Experience mentoring and upskilling other QA engineers
  • Track record of establishing testing standards and best practices within teams
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence and advise at all levels
  • Proven ability to work autonomously and take ownership of complex quality challenges
  • Experience working in Agile environments embedded within product teams
  • Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Highly Desirable
  • Experience with TypeScript/Cypress or Java/Appium specifically
  • API and contract testing experience
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Experience with performance and load testing
  • Mobile app testing expertise
  • Understanding of test architecture and design patterns

Job title

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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