Senior QA Automation Engineer

LighthouseAI

8h•$100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Strategy & Planning: Establish and coordinate the overall automation test strategy based on test plans written for each Sprint ticket. Ensure there is an automation test strategy for backlog manual test cases. Automation Development: Lead the design, development, maintenance, and execution of robust and scalable automated test scripts and frameworks (UI, API, backend). Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and guide junior QA automation engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. Process Improvement: Drive the adoption of QA best practices and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines for seamless and efficient release cycles. Collaboration & Reporting: Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to triage bugs, manage the defect lifecycle, and report on key quality metrics and progress to leadership. Problem Solving: Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues, troubleshooting problems within the systems under test and ensuring timely resolution.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in QA automation or as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), including experience in a lead or senior role.
Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
Extensive experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, Playwright or similar).
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems.
Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured) and database technologies (SQL/NoSQL).
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a keen attention to detail.
Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate a team.
Experience working with team members located in different time zones.

Nice To Haves

Basic understanding of AI driven QA Approaches.
Exposure to self healing Test Automation

Responsibilities

Establish and coordinate the overall automation test strategy based on test plans written for each Sprint ticket.
Ensure there is an automation test strategy for backlog manual test cases.
Lead the design, development, maintenance, and execution of robust and scalable automated test scripts and frameworks (UI, API, backend).
Manage, mentor, and guide junior QA automation engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Drive the adoption of QA best practices and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines for seamless and efficient release cycles.
Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to triage bugs, manage the defect lifecycle, and report on key quality metrics and progress to leadership.
Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues, troubleshooting problems within the systems under test and ensuring timely resolution.