Lead Automation Quality Engineer

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling & cert courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead Automation Quality Engineer to shape the AQA approach for a shared codebase powering 16 mobile apps and a CMS supporting festival experiences.

You will lead automated testing strategy, collaborate with global teams, and ensure release quality through robust regression and smoke suites across mobile and web platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on automation testing experience.
• Experience guiding and overseeing development teams.
• Proficient with Appium for mobile testing.
• Strong TypeScript scripting abilities.
• Familiarity with WebdriverIO and API testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain automated testing coverage for iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin) mobile apps and CMS.
• Craft automated test scripts for CMS web platform (ReactJS, TypeScript, AWS).
• Design automated API tests using REST, Postman, Swagger, and AWS API Gateway.
• Build and maintain automated regression suites across mobile and CMS.
• Create automated smoke tests to verify production releases.

Skills

Automation testing

Appium

Playwright

TypeScript

WebdriverIO

Regression testing

Test strategies

Team leadership

English fluency

API testing

Tools

Postman

Swagger

AWS API Gateway

ReactJS

Job description

We're searching for a Lead Automation Quality Engineer to become part of our team. This role involves shaping, documenting, and carrying out the Automation Quality Assurance (AQA) approach spanning roughly 16 mobile applications that share a common codebase, along with the Content Management Solution (CMS) supporting digital experiences for client-sponsored festivals and concert events.ResponsibilitiesDevelop and sustain automated testing coverage spanning mobile apps built on both iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin)Craft automated test scripts for the CMS web platform, which runs on a technology foundation of ReactJS, TypeScript, and AWSDesign automated API testing for the backend infrastructure, which depends on Rest API, Postman, Swagger, and AWS API GatewayPut together and sustain automated regression testing suites applicable to both the mobile apps and CMS environmentBuild automated smoke testing to verify that production releases succeed and that essential user flows work correctly across mobile and CMS platformsRequirementsMore than five years of applicable, hands-on work experienceA minimum of one year guiding and overseeing development teamsWorking experience utilizing Appium to automate testing for mobile applicationsApplied expertise using Playwright to handle automated web-based testingStrong foundation in regression testing practices to safeguard release stabilityBackground crafting test strategies that steer overall quality assurance directionCapability in TypeScript for authoring automated test scriptingFamiliarity with WebdriverIO for automating browser and application testingAdequate communication abilities paired with working English fluency (B2 level or higher) to grasp business requirements and translate them into agentic architecturesNice to haveSome exposure to Python for scripting and automated testing tasksBackground working with REST API for backend validation and testing purposesWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInEPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.