Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Softstandard Solutions; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Softstandard Solutions is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API testing. You will create and execute automated test suites across functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback.

The role requires 5-6 years of hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and Playwright or Cypress, plus strong API testing, mobile automation with

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of hands-on QA automation experience in Agile/Scrum.
• Expertise in Selenium WebDriver and Playwright or Cypress.
• Experience building automation frameworks with Page Object Model and other design patterns.
• Proficiency with TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, or Jest; plus BDD tools like Cucumber.
• Solid API testing experience using Postman, REST Assured, or Karate (REST/GraphQL).
• Hands-on mobile automation experience with Appium for Android and iOS.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps).
• Good SQL skills for backend validation.
• Experience with Jira, TestRail, Zephyr, or Xray for test and defect management.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, test design techniques, and regression strategy.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and root-cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API testing
• Create and execute automated test suites (functional, regression, integration, smoke, and end-to-end)
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and fast feedback
• Perform API testing and validate microservices, including REST and GraphQL endpoints
• Analyze requirements and user stories to define test strategies, plans, and coverage
• Identify, log, and track defects using bug tracking tools, and work with developers on root-cause analysis
• Reduce flaky tests and improve test stability, speed, and maintainability
• Conduct performance, load, and basic security testing where required
• Contribute to code reviews of test code and mentor junior QA engineers
• Track and report quality metrics such as test coverage, defect leakage, and pass rate
• Drive a shift-left testing culture and promote quality best practices across teams

Skills

QA automation expertise

CI/CD integration

Debugging & root-cause analysis

Test design techniques

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

Postman

REST Assured

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Jira

TestRail

Zephyr

Xray

Job description

Location: Onsite/Hybrid (As per the client's location)

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API testing
• Create and execute automated test suites (functional, regression, integration, smoke, and end-to-end)
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and fast feedback
• Perform API testing and validate microservices, including REST and GraphQL endpoints
• Analyze requirements and user stories to define test strategies, plans, and coverage
• Identify, log, and track defects using bug tracking tools, and work with developers on root-cause analysis
• Reduce flaky tests and improve test stability, speed, and maintainability
• Conduct performance, load, and basic security testing where required
• Contribute to code reviews of test code and mentor junior QA engineers
• Track and report quality metrics such as test coverage, defect leakage, and pass rate
• Drive a shift-left testing culture and promote quality best practices across teams

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5-6 years of hands-on experience in QA automation within Agile/Scrum teams
• Expertise in Selenium WebDriver and at least one modern tool like Playwright or Cypress
• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Page Object Model and other design patterns
• Proficiency with TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, or Jest, plus BDD tools like Cucumber
• Solid API testing experience using Postman, REST Assured, or Karate (REST/GraphQL)
• Hands-on mobile automation experience with Appium for Android and iOS
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps)
• Good SQL skills for backend and data validation
• Experience with Jira, TestRail, Zephyr, or Xray for test and defect management
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, test design techniques, and regression strategy
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and root-cause analysis skills
• Clear communication and ability to collaborate with developers, product, and DevOps teams