sr. software engineer - qa / test automation engineer.

o Participate in design discussions to ensure testability, document risks, and propose automation strategies
aligned with engineering standards.
 Engineering Excellence
o Produce clean, reusable, and maintainable automation scripts following best practices.
o Implement unit, integration, contract, and E2E tests integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
o Conduct root-cause analysis for defects and drive preventive quality improvements.
o Perform debugging, reliability analysis, and optimization of automation suites.
 Delivery & Operations
o Own test execution pipelines from development through deployment and monitoring.
o Create automated dashboards, alerts, and quality signals to validate release readiness.
o Collaborate in production issue investigations by building automated repros and validation scripts.
o Use logs, metrics, and synthetic testing to ensure reliability and performance regressions are detected early.
 Collaboration & Leadership
o Collaborate with developers, SRE, product, and security teams to define acceptance criteria and quality
measures.
o Break down complex testing requirements into automated, scalable workflows.
o Mentor junior QA engineers and developers on automation patterns, scripting, and quality-first engineering.
o Promote a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and shared ownership of system reliability.
 Compliance & Policy
o Ensure all QA processes adhere to HIPAA, security, and regulatory requirements.
o Follow secure testing practices, including test data handling and compliance controls.
o Maintain audit-ready documentation for test plans, coverage, and quality controls.
Minimum Qualifications
 Experience: 8+ years of experience in QA automation, SDET, or software engineering roles focused on test
automation for distributed or cloud-based systems. Strong understanding of QA methodologies, test design, and
systems validation.
 Programming & Frameworks: Proficiency in .NET 8/C#, Node.js, Python, or TypeScript for automation scripting.
Hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST API automation, and integration testing
frameworks.
 Cloud & DevOps: Experience running tests in AWS environments with strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines
using Azure DevOps: Familiarity with IaC, containerized test execution, and observability tools. Data & Storage: Experience testing SQL Server 2022, Snowflake, PostgreSQL data flows. Ability to validate ETL
pipelines, schema changes, and data quality through automation.
 Quality: Expertise in automated testing (unit, integration, contract, E2E, regression). Familiarity with blue/green
and canary release testing. Experience with service monitoring, performance metrics, and automated stability
checks.
 Containers & Distributed Systems: Hands-on experience testing microservices deployed in Docker/Kubernetes.
Familiarity with distributed tracing, API gateways, and asynchronous messaging validation.
Nice to Have (Preferred)
 Experience with load testing tools (k6, JMeter, Gatling).
 Experience validating event-driven systems (Kafka, SQS, SNS).
 Exposure to security automation and vulnerability scanning.
 Ability to lead test automation initiatives or own complex quality subsystems.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical
experience.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
 Primarily sedentary; ability to sit for extended periods.
 Occasionally lift to 10 lbs.
 Predominantly office/indoor working conditions.
 Travel <10% (primarily local; training and collaboration).

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