Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job summary

The Senior QA Automation Engineer will ensure the accuracy, reliability, security, and performance of an AI-enabled integration platform. This role involves designing and implementing automation frameworks for backend services, cloud-native deployments, and machine learning-driven applications. The ideal candidate will have an automation-first mindset, experience with ML application testing, and collaborate with engineering, data science, and DevOps teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6–10+ years of experience in QA Automation and test engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with automation frameworks including Selenium, Python, and Java.
• Experience with API and backend testing.
• Experience with test design for distributed systems.
• Experience testing AI/ML-based applications, including data validation and model accuracy testing.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Client facing experience in sales or business development is a plus.
• Exposure to data engineering pipelines and large-scale analytics systems is a plus.
• Experience with DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and platform automation is a plus.
• Knowledge of observability stacks (InfluxDB, Prometheus, Grafana) is a plus.
• Prior experience in SaaS or enterprise-scale platforms is a plus.
• Knowledge of manufacturing or shop-floor applications like MES (SiView, Fab300, etc) and equipment automation is a plus.
• Knowledge of ERP integration strategies and EAI is a plus.
• Ability to travel on company business, attend client functions, and professionally represent the company is a plus.
• Relevant certifications from public cloud solutions, ITIL, ISO 20000, COBIT are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Python, Java, Selenium, and API testing tools.
• Implement automated testing for backend services, data pipelines, and cloud-native microservices.
• Build reusable test components for regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Validate machine learning models by evaluating prediction accuracy against historical and real-world datasets.
• Design test strategies for forecasting, anomaly detection, and analytics pipelines.
• Test applications deployed as Docker containers across multiple cloud environments.
• Contribute to Helm charts, deployment pipelines, and test environments.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
• Perform security testing using tools such as SQLMap, OWASP ZAP, and vulnerability scanners.
• Validate system reliability, fault tolerance, and recovery scenarios.
• Support observability testing using logs, metrics, and monitoring tools.
• Advocate for quality-driven engineering practices and shift-left testing strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies aligned with product and business goals.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of QA standards.

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