Senior Engineer - Test Automation

Care Access; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Care Access is seeking a Senior Engineer, Test Automation to design and advance automated testing infrastructure supporting regulated software platforms. The role focuses on Playwright-based end-to-end testing, GxP validation, and integration with CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and compliance across the software development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software or QA engineering with hands-on experience building reliable automation frameworks, plus curiosity for AI tooling

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or QA engineering experience in test automation.
• Experience designing and maintaining scalable automated testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with regulated environments and GxP validation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve the end-to-end test automation framework using Playwright across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Author and maintain release validation documents for compliance (21 CFR Part 11, GxP).
• Explore AI-assisted testing techniques (LLM-based test generation, intelligent failure triage) to extend coverage.
• Integrate quality gates into CI/CD pipelines while balancing speed and rigor for regulated environments.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and quality teams to shift quality left and surface risks early.
• Share QA knowledge and contribute to process improvements across the team.

Skills

Test automation

Quality engineering

Risk analysis

Communication

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Playwright

Job description

The Senior Engineer, Test Automation is responsible for designing, implementing, and advancing the automated testing infrastructure that supports regulated software platforms. This position develops and maintains scalable test automation frameworks, with a strong emphasis on Playwright-based end-to-end testing, to ensure the quality, reliability, and compliance of software solutions throughout the development lifecycle. The role applies expertise in GxP validation principles and computerized system validation to support software quality within a regulated environment. The Senior Engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional product, engineering, and quality teams to integrate automated testing into development and deployment processes, promote quality engineering best practices, and continuously improve testing strategies. This position also evaluates and implements emerging technologies, including AI-assisted testing approaches, to expand test coverage, improve efficiency, and strengthen software validation while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and organizational requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and improve the end-to-end test automation framework, with Playwright as the primary toolchain across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Author and maintain release validation documentation in support of 21 CFR Part 11 and GxP compliance.
• Evaluate and apply AI-assisted testing techniques, such as LLM-based test generation and intelligent failure triage, to extend coverage and reduce toil.
• Integrate and maintain quality gates across CI/CD pipelines, balancing speed with the rigor required for a regulated environment.
• Partner with engineers during active development to shift quality left, writing tests alongside features and surfacing risk early.
• Contribute to QA process improvements and share knowledge with teammates as a trusted technical resource.

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency with Playwright and experience building automation frameworks that are reliable and easy to maintain.
• Exposure to GxP validation practices, including contributing to or authoring traceability matrices and validation summary reports.
• Familiarity with 21 CFR Part 11, GCP, or similar regulatory frameworks as they apply to software systems.
• Curiosity about AI tooling in testing, with experimentation in or eagerness to explore LLM-assisted test generation and failure analysis.
• Solid engineering fundamentals, including the ability to read production code, debug across the stack, and build test infrastructure engineers want to use.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain test strategy and risk trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software or QA engineering experience, with meaningful depth in test automation.