Remote Lead QA Engineer — Cypress Automation & AWS Testing

northsouthconsultinggroup; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthSouth Consulting Group is seeking a highly skilled Lead QA Engineer to oversee and drive our quality assurance efforts. You will design and execute comprehensive test plans, manage defect tracking, and ensure delivery of high-quality software across AWS-hosted applications in a 100% remote role in the United States.

You will lead test strategy, develop robust Cypress-based end-to-end automation, and integrate tests into Azure DevOps pipelines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in related field (MA/MS) or 15+ years with BA/BS.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Possess a SECRET clearance or be able to obtain one; interim SECRET required to begin work.
• 5+ years in Software QA, with at least 2 years in Senior/Lead role.
• Hands-on Cypress experience for end-to-end web testing; Selenium/Appium a plus.
• Experience testing in AWS environments.
• Deep experience with Azure DevOps for test management and pipeline integration.
• Strong testing methodologies across functional, regression, performance, and security.
• Excellent analytical and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and execute detailed test plans and test cases.
• Design and maintain robust Cypress-based automated end-to-end test suites.
• Test distributed applications and microservices in AWS environments.
• Integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, document, and track defects using Azure DevOps or JIRA.
• Lead QA initiatives and mentor junior team members; promote best practices.

Skills

Test strategy

Test automation

Cloud testing

CI/CD integration

Defect management

Leadership & mentorship

Communication

Education

MA/MS in related field

BA/BS in related field

Tools

Cypress

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Selenium

Job description

NorthSouth Consulting Group is seeking a highly skilled Lead QA Engineer to oversee and drive our quality assurance efforts. You will design and execute comprehensive test plans, manage defect tracking, and ensure delivery of high-quality software across AWS-hosted applications in a 100% remote role in the United States.

You will lead test strategy, develop robust Cypress-based end-to-end automation, and integrate tests into Azure DevOps pipelines.