Automation Quality Assurance Engineer

QA Automation Engineer Location: The QA Automation Engineer plays a key role in ensuring that every feature we release meets the highest standards of quality. This role blends automation expertise with collaboration across engineering teams, contributing not only to feature success but also to the evolution of our testing practices. You will help build scalable solutions and enhance the reliability of our systems, ensuring customers have an unparalleled experience across our digital platforms. The QA Automation Engineer role is a critical component of our Technology team. Be the quality champion for your team, owning the end-to-end validation of features, including requirements definition and quality signoff. Collaborate with technology lead and engineers to understand requirements and align on test strategies. Leverage robust automation frameworks for testing APIs, mobile applications (iOS and Android), and web platforms to ensure reliable releases. Actively monitor the results of your automation tests, addressing failures and issues regularly. Proactively identify risks, advocate for testing best practices, and address gaps in automation coverage. Regularly demonstrate new automation tests with engineering and partner with the team to improve the test suite. Provide support for internal tools and frameworks, contributing to the broader Automation QA (AQA) strategy across the organization. Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the design and implementation of high-quality, scalable, testable systems. 4+ years of experience as a QA Automation Engineer or SDET in an Agile environment.~ Proficiency in automation frameworks for API and UI testing, with experience in mobile (iOS/Android) automation preferred.~ Strong coding skills in JavaScript or TypeScript (or demonstrated ability to learn quickly).~ Expertise in API/RESTful service testing, risk-based testing approaches, and automation strategy development.~ Experience testing in cloud-native environments, with exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS.~ Experience interfacing with BrowserStack/SauceLabs/LambdaTest for Appium test automation is strongly preferred.~ Exposure to Kafka, Terraform, or Splunk/New Relic for monitoring and debugging.~ Basic understanding of Java or Scala to support engineering collaboration….