Senior QA Automation Engineer - AI MCP Platform (Python)

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 5,643,000 - 8,150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Employee financial programs

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling, reskilling and certifi c at

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to ensure the quality of an enterprise AI solution built around MCP Servers. You will design Python-based automated tests for MCP APIs and integrations, validating protocol behavior and security across agent-to-MCP-to-tool workflows.

Your work will shape testing practices for a cutting-edge AI platform, with CI/CD integration, test strategy ownership, and collaboration with multi-national teams.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience with the ability to independently own test strategy and quality.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of MCP Server/Model Context Protocol and its underlying architecture.
• Strong Python automation skills, including experience with API and integration testing.
• Experience testing distributed backend systems, APIs, microservices, and integrations.
• Good understanding of GenAI/LLM and agentic architectures, including agents, tools, prompts, and MCP-based integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD and modern automated testing practices.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate requirements and architecture into comprehensive test scenarios.
• Excellent English communication skills (B2 level or higher).

Responsibilities

• Analyze product and architecture requirements to define the QA strategy and determine test coverage for MCP-based AI solutions
• Design and implement Python-based automated tests for MCP Servers, tools, resources, APIs, and integrations
• Validate MCP protocol behavior, including tool discovery and execution, schemas, error handling, authentication/authorization, and integration scenarios
• Test agent-to-MCP-to-tool workflows, covering positive, negative, edge, failure, and security scenarios
• Validate the reliability, performance, scalability, and production readiness of MCP services
• Define quality gates and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Identify quality risks, investigate test failures, and collaborate closely with developers and architects to drive improvements

Skills

MCP Server/Model Context Protocol

Python automation

API testing

Distributed backend systems

GenAI/LLM concepts

English proficiency (B2+)

CI/CD

Analytical mindset

Tools

GitHub

Kubernetes

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to ensure the quality of an enterprise AI solution built around MCP Servers. You will design Python-based automated tests for MCP APIs and integrations, validating protocol behavior and security across agent-to-MCP-to-tool workflows.

Your work will shape testing practices for a cutting-edge AI platform, with CI/CD integration, test strategy ownership, and collaboration with multi-national teams.