QA Automation Engineer

Caterpillar•Peoria, IL

18h

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Cat Digital organization is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to help ensure the quality, reliability, and user experience of front-end applications across web and mobile platforms. The role contributes to manual and automated testing throughout the software development lifecycle and partners with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. The position requires the candidate to be in Chicago, Illinois, or Peoria, Illinois, and includes up to 5% travel. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available.

Requirements

Knowledge of decision-making processes and techniques, with the ability to analyze situations and reach productive decisions using informed judgment.
Knowledge of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques, and the ability to communicate and interpret ideas, information, and needs effectively.
Knowledge of software development tools and activities, with the ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Knowledge of the software development life cycle and ability to use a structured methodology to deliver and manage software products.
Knowledge of software product design and ability to convert market requirements into software product design.
Knowledge of technical aspects of software products and ability to design, configure, and integrate them.
Knowledge of software product testing and ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies that ensure quality and adherence to requirements.
Knowledge of system and software testing and ability to plan and execute testing strategies throughout the system life cycle.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing web and mobile applications, including accessibility validation and awareness of accessibility standards.
Hands-on experience with Playwright, WebDriverIO, Sauce Labs, or similar cloud-based device and browser testing platforms.
Working knowledge of JavaScript, object-oriented programming concepts, Git/GitHub, and automated test execution in CI/CD pipelines.
Experience using Azure DevOps or similar defect-tracking and test-management solutions.
Interest in adopting AI-assisted testing techniques to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

Perform manual and exploratory testing of web and mobile applications across platforms, devices, and browsers, validating functional, integration, sanity, and regression requirements.
Review acceptance criteria and translate requirements into comprehensive test cases and scenarios.
Participate in test planning, execution, and release validation activities.
Develop, maintain, and execute automated test suites using Playwright and WebDriverIO.
Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps, and collaborate with developers and product owners to resolve issues.
Improve test processes, automation coverage, visual regression testing practices, and overall product quality.