Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET

ENFOS, Inc. • Durham, NC

4h • $120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET at ENFOS, reporting to the QA Lead, who reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer, you will join our Quality Engineering team and play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and scalability of a platform trusted by many of the world's largest industrial companies. You will own the testing strategy and execution for new features from requirements through production release, combining deep exploratory and manual testing with scalable end-to-end automation built on Playwright. This role carries significant ownership across test strategy, automation coverage, and quality standards. You will embrace AI-assisted testing to increase coverage and productivity, mentor junior engineers, and raise quality engineering practices across the team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Software QA or SDET roles
• Excellent manual and exploratory testing skills, with expert-level experience in Playwright
• Strong programming experience with TypeScript or JavaScript
• Experience testing REST APIs and validating backend integrations
• Experience with GitLab and GitLab CI/CD, and designing scalable automation frameworks and test architecture
• Experience working with enterprise business applications
• Strong understanding of Agile and CI/CD practices, with excellent debugging, analytical, and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, with strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience testing financial or accounting systems
• Demonstrated experience using AI to improve test coverage, productivity, and software quality
• Experience in regulated or audit-driven, multi-module enterprise software environments

Responsibilities

• Own the testing effort for new features from requirements through production release.
• Design, execute, and maintain comprehensive manual, exploratory, regression, and end-to-end automated test scenarios.
• Develop and maintain scalable automated test suites using Playwright, and perform API testing to validate REST backend integrations.
• Build and maintain automated tests within GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Review business requirements to identify missing acceptance criteria, edge cases, and risks before development is complete.
• Perform root cause analysis for production issues, partner with developers to resolve defects quickly, and create high-quality bug reports with clear reproduction steps and business impact.
• Continuously improve automation coverage, test reliability, and overall QA processes.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Developers, Business Analysts, and fellow QA team members throughout the development lifecycle.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and champion scalable, repeatable QA processes and reusable test architecture that improve quality as the platform grows.

Benefits

• Salary range in the US: $120,000 - $150,000 with opportunity for discretionary bonus paid annually
• Stock options granted at time of hire and periodically based on performance
• Comprehensive Benefits Package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed