Automated QA Analyst
About The Position
AutoTec is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to build a modern automated testing program for its SaaS platforms serving auto auctions, dealers, and insurance providers. The role involves designing and implementing automated test frameworks, establishing test coverage goals, and owning the testing strategy. The engineer will also be responsible for performance and load testing to simulate auction day traffic spikes and identify bottlenecks. Additionally, the role includes embedded quality engineering, working directly with developers to define testability requirements, review code and architecture, and participate in incident post-mortems. This is a hybrid role requiring 4 days in the Birmingham office.
Requirements
- 5+ years in QA with at least 3 years focused on test automation
- Strong coding ability in JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python - you'll write real code daily, not just record/playback scripts
- Production experience with modern test frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium WebDriver)
- API testing experience with REST and GraphQL services
- CI/CD integration experience - your tests need to run in pipelines, not just locally
- Performance testing foundation - even basic JMeter or k6 experience counts
Nice To Haves
- Experience testing financial or regulated software (insurance, lending, payments)
- Background in the automotive industry or marketplaces
- Familiarity with Python backends (helps with debugging)
- ISTQB Certification
- Performance testing at scale (10K+ concurrent users)
- Experience building testing programs from scratch
Responsibilities
- Build the automation foundation (60% of your time)
- Design and implement automated test frameworks for our auction management SaaS platform and dealer tools using Playwright and Cypress
- API test automation for our RESTful and GraphQL services
- Establish test coverage goals and get us from current 35% automated coverage to 75%+ over the next 18 months
- Own the testing strategy - if you believe we need visual regression testing, contract testing, or something else, you have the authority to implement it
- Performance and load testing (20% of your time)
- Build load testing frameworks to simulate auction day traffic spikes (we need to handle 5,000+ simultaneous users during major sale events)
- Identify performance bottlenecks before they hit production
- Work with infrastructure team to establish performance baselines and SLAs
- Embedded quality engineering (20% of your time)
- Work directly with developers during project planning to define testability requirements
- Review code and architecture designs with a QA lens before implementation
- Run exploratory testing sessions on new features before release
- Participate in incident post-mortems to identify where testing gaps allowed bugs through
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision
- 401(k) with 3% + 3% company match
- Company-paid long-term and short-term disability
- Unlimited PTO
- Hybrid schedule: 4 days in Birmingham office, 1 day remote
- Modern equipment (you'll get what you need to do the job)
- Professional development budget for conferences, certifications, and training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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