Senior QA Automation Engineer

Lean Solutions Group; Medellín; On-site; COP 60,000,000 - 120,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Technology Services is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer in Medellín to translate acceptance criteria into automated tests for APIs and applications. You will build, maintain, and expand regression coverage, preparing test data and validating interactions across frontend, backend, and databases.

You will integrate tests into CI/CD, investigate failures, and work with developers to improve stability and reusable components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience writing and maintaining automated software tests.
• Programming skills in JavaScript and TypeScript for test automation.
• Experience with an automated testing framework and reusable test components.
• Experience testing REST APIs, application integrations, and negative scenarios.
• Working SQL knowledge and experience managing test data.
• Experience running automated tests through Git and CI/CD workflows and investigating failures.
• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Translate acceptance criteria into automated test scenarios for APIs and applications.
• Implement and maintain automated tests; expand regression coverage.
• Prepare test data and validate interactions across frontend, backend, and databases.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD workflows, investigate failures, and improve test stability.
• Collaborate with developers to maintain reusable test components and report coverage gaps.

Skills

Automated test development

JavaScript

TypeScript

REST API testing

SQL

Git & CI/CD

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Company Overview:

Global Technology Services is a rapidly expanding organization situated in Medellín, Colombia. We pride ourselves on possessing one of the most influential networks within software development and IT services for the entertainment, financial, and logistics sectors. Our corporate projections offer many opportunities for professionals to elevate their careers and experience substantial growth. Joining our team means engaging with expansive engineering teams across Latin America and the United States, contributing to cutting-edge developments in multiple industries.

We’re looking for a QA Automation Engineer to build and maintain automated tests within a large scale AWS modernization program. This role focuses on repeatable validation of application behavior, APIs, and integrations using established testing frameworks.

Position Title:

QA Automation Engineer

Category:

QA & Testing

Seniority:

Senior

Location:

Colombia and Mexico

What you will be doing:

You will translate acceptance criteria into automated test scenarios, implement and maintain API and application tests, and expand regression coverage. You will prepare test data and validate interactions across frontend applications, backend services, and databases.

You will integrate tests into CI/CD workflows, investigate failures, improve test stability, and document defects. You will work with developers and framework engineers to maintain reusable test components and report coverage gaps and release risks.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Practical experience writing and maintaining automated software tests.
• Programming skills in JavaScript and TypeScript for test automation.
• Experience with an automated testing framework and reusable test components.
• Experience testing REST APIs, application integrations, and negative scenarios.
• Working SQL knowledge and experience managing test data.
• Experience running automated tests through Git and CI/CD workflows and investigating failures.
• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience testing React or Angular applications and AWS services.
• Experience validating asynchronous workflows involving Kafka or Amazon MSK.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD, authentication testing, or CloudWatch diagnostics.

Soft Skills

• Attention to test reliability, coverage, and maintainability.
• Ability to explain failures and collaborate with developers on root cause analysis.
• Ownership of automation improvements and clear test documentation.