QA Automation Engineer

Justia, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Generous PTO

Discount programs

Job summary

Wilson Elser is hiring a software QA/Automation Engineer in New York to design, implement, and maintain a scalable automation framework across UI, API, and integration testing. The role emphasizes embedding quality gates into CI/CD pipelines and ensuring robust end-to-end validation of user workflows.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA, strong automation experience, and proficiency with modern JS/TS front-end tech and back-end languages.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software quality assurance or test engineering.
• Experience designing/ executing functional, regression, and end-to-end tests.
• Proficient with automated testing frameworks (Jest, K6, Playwright, Selenium, Postman).
• Strong front-end tech exposure (JavaScript/TypeScript/HTML/CSS, Angular/React/Vue).

Responsibilities

• Design and execute reusable automated test plans for software applications.
• Verify features meet acceptance criteria and work across environments.
• Integrate automated checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain test plans, cases, and defect documentation.
• Participate in sprint planning and release readiness as quality advocate.

Skills

QA testing

CI/CD

Automation

JavaScript

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jest

K6

Playwright

Selenium

Postman

Job description

AtWilson Elser, we are redefining what it means to work at a national law firm. With more than 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices nationwide, we are recognized among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer and ranked #30 in the National Law Journal’s survey of the nation’s largest law firms.

Our continued success is built on a culture of collaboration, innovation, client service, and mutual respect. We are committed to fostering an environment where employees are empowered to grow their careers, contribute meaningfully, and thrive professionally.

The Position

This role will combine core software QA practices—including functional testing, regression testing, end-to-end testing, test automation, and release validation. The role will also require the candidate to design, build, and maintain a scalable automation framework spanning UI, API, and integration testing — and embed quality gates directly into our CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute reusable automated test plans for Wilson Elser's software applications, including functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, and end-to-end validation of user workflows.
• Verify that new features meet acceptance criteria, operate reliably across supported environments, and do not introduce regressions into existing functionality as efficiently as possible.
• Integrate automated checks into CI/CD pipelines where appropriate, including regression tests, workflow-level tests,
• Maintain clear test plans, test cases, defect documentation, quality criteria, and release readiness artifacts.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, acceptance-criteria definition, and release reviews as the quality advocate for software functionality development and testing processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test engineering, or a related software engineering role.
• Experience designing and executing functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test cases for production software applications within multi-faceted enterprise environments.
• Advanced skills with automated testing frameworks such as Jest, K6, Playwright, Selenium, Postman
• Strong experience with front end technologies utilizing JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, NodeJS
  such as Angular, React, and/or Vue.js
• Experience with back end and cloud languages such as C#, Java, or Python.

Preferred Qualifications

• Software QA Discipline: Strong understanding of functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, exploratory testing, defect management, and release validation.
• Evaluation and Rubric Design: Comfortable defining test scenarios, expected outcomes, and provide analytics based on automated workflows.
• Automation Focused: Strong grasp of test automation principles, API testing, CI/CD integration, and reusable test design.
• Collaborative Communicator: Comfortable working across engineering, data analytics, and product teams to define quality standards, acceptance criteria, and analyze results for continuous improvement.
• Lead By Example: Proven ability to mentor, participate, and promote environments of knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Education

• Bachelor of science degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field (or equivalent experience).

Wilson Elser offers a competitive salary and benefits package designed to support our attorneys both professionally and personally.

A variety of factors are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, education, licensure and/or certifications, geographic location, market demands, other business and organizational needs, and other factors permitted by law. Final salary wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

• This position is considered full-time and therefore qualifies for benefits including 401(k) retirement savings plan, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

Salary Range:

$140,000 - $180,000 USD

Why Should You Apply?

• Benefits:Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan
• Career Growth:Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement
• Employee Perks:Access to corporate discount plans and other benefits

Wilson Elser welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from recruitment agencies with an active, signed fee agreement who have been granted access to a position through our dedicated Recruitment Agency Portal. We are unable to consider submissions from recruitment agencies without a current (dated as of 7/1/2024) agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at [e-mail].

Wilson Elser is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. It is the Firm's policy that employment will be based on merit, qualifications, and competence. Further, employment decisions will be made without regard to an applicants race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, past or present service in the uniformed services or application or obligation to serve in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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