Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

High Country Search Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness plans

PTO 30+ days per year

401(k) with company match

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

High Country Search Group is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to design and implement automated test strategies for a highly scalable platform. This role collaborates with Software Development and Operations to strengthen test infrastructure and adopt AI-driven approaches to testing.

The position is hybrid onsite/remote, requiring 3 days per week in the DT Denver office. You will work with modern frameworks (Selenium/Cypress/Playwright) and languages such as C#/.NET, Java, Go, Ruby, Node.js, or

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 one or more languages (C#, Java, Go, Ruby, Node.js, Python).

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 maintain a robust automated testing infrastructure.
• Identify manual testing opportunities to automate for efficiency and coverage.
• Translate requirements into test strategies, plans, and automated test cases.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with reporting on quality and performance.
• Apply testing best practices across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels.
• Participate in code reviews with focus on testability and automation.
• Explore and implement AI-driven processes to scale testing.

Skills

Automated testing design

AI-driven testing

CI/CD integration

Cross-team collaboration

Strong communication

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/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–$135,000 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.