QA Automation Engineer

Sr QA Automation Engineer

Location: LATAM

Type of Hire: Contract

Role Description:

Working closely with development, QA and business stakeholders, you will strategize and build good test coverage. You will assist team in building reusable test assets and ensure alignment with enterprise standards. Additionally, you will contribute to defining test metrics, quality and strategies for test data and environment management, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality products.

What will you do:

• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and QA teams to define scope test coverage, and design scalable automation solutions.
• Leverage your strong expertise in building test coverage for e2e testing and contribute across framework design, scripting, execution, integration, and reporting activities
• Drive the adoption of best practices in automated testing, continuous integration, performance validation, and security testing.
• Develop and maintain robust, reusable, and maintainable test automation frameworks using Java and leading automation tools.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, reliable, and efficient solutions aligned with business goals.

Ideal experience:

• Required – 8+ years of hands-on experience in software testing including automation.
• Test automation with strong expertise in Web UI automation (Selenium, Playwright), API automation (RestAssured, Postman).
• Strong expertise in Java programming with TestNG/JUnit, execution, reporting, building reusable test frameworks, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Ability to write SQL queries to set / retrieve the data for testing.
• Experience leading automation strategy and collaborating with cross-functional teams to embed quality in the SDLC.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or other technology-related field or equivalent number of years of experience

Preferred:

• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC methodologies, with hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum delivery models.
• Domain knowledge or experience in one or more industry verticals (e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Technology, etc.).
• Experience in designing and presenting automation strategies, frameworks, and results to stakeholders, including both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerization, microservices testing).
• Familiarity with performance testing, security testing, and test data management practices. Ability to multitask across various projects and initiatives, ensuring quality and timely delivery under dynamic priorities.