Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

High Country Search Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness plans

30+ days PTO per year

401(k) with company match

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

High Country Search Group is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to lead automated testing for a next-generation platform. You will design end-to-end and integration tests, collaborate with software development and operations teams, and drive AI-driven test automation across distributed systems.

The role emphasizes modern testing infrastructure, CI/CD integration, and a strong quality culture in a hybrid onsite/remote setting in Denver.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing automated test suites for complex software systems.
• Experience leveraging AI to automate or improve software testing.
• Experience with modern test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
• Development experience in languages such as C#, Java, Go, Ruby, Node.js, Python.
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Strong communication and collaboration across product and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end and integration test suites for complex systems.
• Partner with developers and Operations to build robust automated testing infrastructure.
• Identify manual tests to automate for better coverage and efficiency.
• Translate requirements into test strategies, plans, and automated test cases.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with clear reporting on quality.

Skills

Automated testing

AI in testing

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Communication

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Google Cloud

AWS

Azure

Job description

This client is a highly successful technology company that is investing heavily in modern engineering practices, cloud platforms, automation, and AI-forward solutions. This is an opportunity to join a full-stack engineering team working on a major next-generation platform.

As an Automation QA Engineer, you’ll play a key role in building the automated testing strategy for complex, highly scalable systems. You’ll work closely with Software Development and Operations Engineering teams to strengthen test infrastructure, improve software delivery, and introduce AI-driven approaches to test automation.

This is a collaborative environment where engineering quality, innovation, and continuous improvement are highly valued. You’ll have the opportunity to influence testing practices, work with modern technologies, and help shape how quality and automation are approached across the organization. This will be a hybrid onsite/remote position requiring 3 days/week in the office located in DT Denver.

General Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end and integration test suites for complex, distributed systems.
• Partner with software engineers and Operations Engineering to develop and maintain a robust automated testing infrastructure.
• Identify manual testing opportunities that can be automated to improve efficiency, coverage, and consistency.
• Translate business and technical requirements into comprehensive test strategies, plans, and automated test cases.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and provide meaningful reporting around test status, quality, and performance.
• Apply testing best practices across unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback focused on code quality, testability, and automation.
• Explore and implement AI-driven processes and tools to make testing more efficient and scalable.

General Qualifications:

• Proven experience designing and implementing automated test suites for complex software systems.
• Experience leveraging AI to automate or improve software testing.
• Experience with one or more modern test automation frameworks, including: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright (any flavor)
• Development experience with one or more languages such as: C# / .NET, Java, Go / Golang, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly when working across Software Development and Operations Engineering teams.
• $110,000–$145,000 annual salary
• Strong Health & Wellness plans
• 30+ days PTO per year
• 401(k) with company match
• Hybrid work environment
• Opportunity to work with modern cloud, automation, and AI technologies on a next-generation technology platform.