Lead Python QA Automation Engineer – AI-Driven Testing

EPAM Systems; Turkey; On-site; TRY 4,453,000 - 6,432,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous upskilling

Diversity of tasks and projects

Mentoring programs and leadership dev.

Access to learning platforms (2,500+)

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Turkey is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive test automation with Python and Pytest, covering UI and REST API layers. You will leverage AI-assisted engineering to decompose tasks, design scenarios, and validate AI outputs, maintaining robust QA practices.

You will collaborate with developers and stakeholders, perform SQL data checks, and contribute to non-functional testing initiatives while owning QA initiatives end-to-end.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and test automation experience.
• UI and REST API testing with Pytest, Pydantic, and Requests.
• Experience with AI-assisted QA workflows and LLMs.
• Ability to decompose tasks for AI-assisted execution and review AI output.
• SQL knowledge and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for UI and back-office applications using Python and Pytest.
• Develop and maintain UI and REST API automation with expanded coverage.
• Apply AI-assisted QA practices to test analysis, scenario design, and documentation.
• Decompose QA tasks for AI workflows and create clear steps.
• Review and improve QA frameworks, processes, and automation practices.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to drive QA improvements.
• Take ownership of QA initiatives and lead implementations.
• Perform SQL queries and validate data.
• Contribute to non-functional testing initiatives.

Skills

Python

Pytest

Pydantic

Requests

UI automation

Page Object Model

CSS selectors

XPath

REST API testing

Allure

LLMs / AI-assisted

SQL queries

AI-assisted QA practices

Tools

Allure TestOps

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Faker

Locust

Job description

EPAM Systems in Turkey is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive test automation with Python and Pytest, covering UI and REST API layers. You will leverage AI-assisted engineering to decompose tasks, design scenarios, and validate AI outputs, maintaining robust QA practices.

You will collaborate with developers and stakeholders, perform SQL data checks, and contribute to non-functional testing initiatives while owning QA initiatives end-to-end.