Senior QA Automation Engineer (JavaScript)

EPAM Systems; Comisión de Fomento de Perú; Presencial; ARS 67.946.000 - 113.243.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems in Argentina is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to lead automated testing across our web product suites, with a focus on browser automation and identity/auth flows. You will expand Cypress and Playwright coverage, design test scenarios for authentication and token handling, and maintain test artifacts in TestRail.

You will also run accessibility and performance checks, collaborate with BI and QA teams, and ensure high automation quality across products.

Formación

• Cypress automation experience (3+ years).
• Playwright testing experience (3+ years).
• Senior-level ownership and accountability for automation quality across products (3+ years).
• Test strategy execution experience across regression, integration, and exploratory testing (3+ years).
• JavaScript-based test development skills for browser automation suites (3+ years).
• Strong defect documentation skills with clear reproduction steps and environment context.
• English proficiency at B2 Upper-Intermediate.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain and extend Cypress browser automation suites across multiple products.
• Introduce Playwright test coverage for new features and areas not yet covered by automation.
• Design and execute test scenarios for authentication flows, token handling, session management, and identity edge cases.
• Execute regression, integration, and exploratory testing across sprint cycles.
• Run accessibility checks with axe-core and report findings against WCAG 2.1 AA.
• Execute Lighthouse CI performance checks and flag regressions to the pod lead.
• Create, maintain, and organize test cases in TestRail.
• Triage and document defects with clear steps, expected results, and environment details.
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to confirm acceptance criteria are testable before sprint planning.
• Align pod-level QA practices with cross-portfolio test strategy in partnership with the QA Manager.
• Use AI tools to generate test cases and test data from acceptance criteria or user stories.
• Apply AI-assisted approaches to defect triage by suggesting root causes or identifying related failing tests.

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to drive automated testing across a suite of web products, with a strong focus on browser automation and identity/authentication flows. You will expand Cypress and Playwright coverage, run accessibility and performance checks, and keep test assets well-organized.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend Cypress browser automation suites across multiple products
• Introduce Playwright test coverage for new features and areas not yet covered by automation
• Design and execute test scenarios for authentication flows, token handling, session management, and identity edge cases
• Execute regression, integration, and exploratory testing across sprint cycles
• Run accessibility checks with axe-core and report findings against WCAG 2.1 AA
• Execute Lighthouse CI performance checks and flag regressions to the pod lead
• Create, maintain, and organize test cases in TestRail
• Triage and document defects with clear steps, expected results, and environment details
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to confirm acceptance criteria are testable before sprint planning
• Align pod-level QA practices with cross-portfolio test strategy in partnership with the QA Manager
• Use AI tools to generate test cases and test data from acceptance criteria or user stories
• Apply AI-assisted approaches to defect triage by suggesting root causes or identifying related failing tests

Requirements

• Cypress automation experience (3+ years)
• Playwright testing experience (3+ years)
• Senior-level ownership and accountability for automation quality across products (3+ years)
• Test strategy execution experience across regression, integration, and exploratory testing (3+ years)
• JavaScript-based test development skills for browser automation suites (3+ years)
• Strong defect documentation skills with clear reproduction steps and environment context
• English proficiency at B2 Upper-Intermediate

Nice to have

• axe-core accessibility testing experience aligned to WCAG 2.1 AA
• Lighthouse CI performance testing experience
• GitLab CI experience for automated test execution
• TestRail administration or advanced test management skills
• Experience validating fixes for race conditions and batch processing reliability