Lead QA Automation Engineer - Telecom & API Testing

BrickRed Systems; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BrickRed Systems is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive telecom-focused testing across web, mobile, and middleware. You will lead end-to-end quality initiatives, build automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Appium, and API testing, and integrate tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA automation, strong telecom domain experience (preferably with T-Mobile), and hands-on skills in Selenium, Playwright, API and mobile testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Quality Engineering/QA Automation experience.
• Strong Telecom domain experience, preferably with T-Mobile.
• Hands-on expertise in Selenium (Java) and Playwright (TypeScript).
• Experience with REST API, middleware, and integration testing.
• Strong mobile automation experience using Appium.
• Experience with SQL and data validation for transactional systems.
• Hands-on experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based test execution platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and test management processes.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering activities for Telecom Digital applications.
• Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test cases.
• Build and maintain Selenium, Playwright, Appium, and API automation frameworks.
• Validate end-to-end customer journeys including authentication, product selection, checkout, payment, order fulfillment, and billing.
• Integrate automated testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform API, middleware, integration, and data validation testing.
• Track quality metrics, defects, release readiness, and production risks.
• Collaborate with Development, Product, DevOps, and Business teams to deliver high-quality releases.
• Mentor QA team members and promote QA best practices.

Skills

Playwright TS

Selenium Java

REST API Testing

SQL & Data Validation

End-to-End Testing

CI/CD Pipelines

Telecom Domain Testing

Mobile Automation

GitLab CI/CD

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Appium

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

BrickRed Systems is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive telecom-focused testing across web, mobile, and middleware. You will lead end-to-end quality initiatives, build automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Appium, and API testing, and integrate tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA automation, strong telecom domain experience (preferably with T-Mobile), and hands-on skills in Selenium, Playwright, API and mobile testing.