QA Automation Specialist

Fortive Careers; Brasil; Remote; BRL 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortive Careers in Brazil seeks a QA Automation Specialist to design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks. You will partner with developers and product teams to expand test coverage, strengthen CI/CD pipelines, and catch issues early. The role emphasizes hands-on automation, test strategy, and embedding quality across the development process. Remote work is available.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in software development with a strong focus on Quality Assurance in CI/CD environments.
• Experience with testing cloud/distributed architectures, REST APIs & Microservices.
• Proven experience creating and maintaining automation frameworks for distributed teams.
• Hands-on experience with testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (e.g., C#, Java) and ability to write deterministic automation scenarios.
• Solid understanding of Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, and Continuous Deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust automation frameworks and reusable components.
• Write clean, modular, and testable code for automation tools and scripts.
• Collaborate with developers to improve code testability and shift testing earlier in the development cycle.
• Create and execute test strategies for new features, ensuring comprehensive coverage based on risk.
• Identify and close test gaps to strengthen product reliability.
• Partner with engineering, product, and design teams to embed quality throughout the process.
• Continuously evaluate workflows, tools, and technologies to drive efficiency.
• Troubleshoot automation failures and assist with diagnosing code-level issues.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to ensure testability.
• Stay current with emerging tools and trends in testing and automation.

Skills

Automation testing

CI/CD

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

Job description

Why You Should Join Us?

We’re committed to building high-quality software that makes a real impact. As a QA Automation Specialist, you’ll design, build, and maintain the automated testing frameworks that keep our releases fast and reliable. You’ll partner closely with developers and product teams to expand test coverage, strengthen our CI/CD pipelines, and catch issues early. This is a chance to put your automation expertise to work in a hands‑on role where your contributions directly improve product quality and engineering confidence.

Organizational Alignment:

Reports to Development Manager

What You’ll Do?

• Design and maintain robust automation frameworks and reusable components.
• Write clean, modular, and testable code for automation tools and scripts.
• Collaborate with developers to improve code testability and shift testing earlier in the development cycle.
• Create and execute test strategies for new features, ensuring comprehensive coverage based on risk.
• Identify and close test gaps to strengthen product reliability.
• Partner with engineering, product, and design teams to embed quality throughout the process.
• Continuously evaluate workflows, tools, and technologies to drive efficiency.
• Troubleshoot automation failures and assist with diagnosing code-level issues.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to ensure testability.
• Stay current with emerging tools and trends in testing and automation.

What You Bring?

Must‑Have:

• 3-4 years of experience in software development with a strong focus on Quality Assurance in CI/CD environments.
• Experience with testing cloud/distributed architectures, REST APIs & Microservices.
• Proven experience creating and maintaining automation frameworks for distributed teams.
• Hands‑on experience with testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (e.g., C#, Java) and ability to write deterministic automation scenarios.
• Solid understanding of Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, and Continuous Deployment practices.

Nice‑to‑Have:

• Familiarity with C#, MSSQL, .NET Framework.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

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