Quality Engineer (Automation & UAT)

Tradewind • Oxford, CT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Tradewind Aviation is seeking a Quality Engineer (Automation & UAT) to ensure the reliability, scalability, and overall quality of their internal and customer-facing software systems. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on test automation, regression coverage, and end-to-end business process validation. The ideal candidate will build repeatable test automation in collaboration with development and product teams, and validate complex operational workflows in a regulated, real-world environment. While UAT and manual testing are important, this role aims to reduce manual test effort through automation and improved quality practices. Experience in aviation, transportation, or other operationally complex industries is a strong plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–6 years of experience in QA, test engineering, UAT, or automation-focused testing roles.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools or frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright, Cypress, API testing tools, or similar).
• Experience executing and supporting UAT and end-to-end workflow testing in collaboration with business users.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to documentation.
• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, or equivalent).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in aviation, transportation, logistics, or other operationally complex or regulated environments.
• Exposure to Agile and Waterfall development methodologies.
• Experience testing integrated systems (e.g., APIs, data flows, third-party platforms).
• ISTQB or similar testing certification.
• Interest in growing toward broader quality engineering or automation ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, and/or integration-level) to support regression and release validation.
• Identify opportunities to replace manual UAT test cases with automated coverage over time.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve testability of applications and integrations.
• Contribute to establishing and refining quality engineering standards, tools, and best practices.
• Develop and execute UAT test plans and scenarios based on business requirements, system designs, and real-world operational workflows.
• Validate end-to-end business processes across interconnected systems to ensure solutions meet user needs and operational expectations.
• Partner with business stakeholders to confirm readiness for production releases and participate in go/no-go decisions.
• Identify, document, track, and help triage defects using tools such as Jira or similar systems.
• Work closely with developers, QA partners, and project managers to ensure defects are clearly understood and resolved efficiently.
• Provide clear, concise testing status and risk assessments to stakeholders.
• Continuously evaluate and improve test coverage, test efficiency, and overall release quality.
• Quickly learn proprietary systems and complex workflows to ensure comprehensive testing coverage.
• Support the evolution of testing practices as systems, integrations, and scale grow.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and voluntary insurance plans
• Retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Standby travel on select Tradewind Aviation scheduled flights
• Discounted standby travel benefits on numerous major and regional US and international airlines
• A rewarding career path with opportunities for growth and advancement throughout the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level