Senior Java Automation Lead — Retail QA & API Testing

EPAM Systems Inc; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. is seeking a hands-on Lead Java Automation Test Engineer with strong retail/eCommerce experience to drive quality across Web/UI, Mobile, APIs/Backend, Data and Integrations.

The role requires leading QA efforts across multiple product teams and domains. You will own end-to-end quality from requirements to production readiness, design and execute tests across the stack, leverage AI/LLMs for test design, and mentor distributed QE teams while collaborating with Product,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QE experience in retail/eCommerce domain.
• Hands-on testing across Web, Mobile, API/Backend and Data.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, AI coding tools.
• Automation experience with Playwright/Selenium, Appium, and API frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git and cloud/data platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and cross-functional communication.
• Excellent written and verbal English (B2+).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end quality from requirements through production readiness.
• Design and execute testing across Web/UI, Mobile, API/Backend, Data, and integrations.
• Use AI/LLMs and agentic QE approaches for test design, automation, impact analysis, defect investigation, and productivity improvements.
• Perform SQL/data validation, execute and monitor data pipelines, and troubleshoot data/integration issues.
• Build and maintain UI, API, Mobile, and Data automation integrated with CI/CD.
• Understand complex retail customer journeys and validate interactions across upstream/downstream systems.
• Drive risk assessment, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and release readiness.
• Partner effectively with Product, Engineering, Data, and other QE teams and provide technical leadership to distributed teams.

Skills

Web testing

Mobile testing

API testing

Data testing

Automation frameworks

CI/CD

Git

AI tooling

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Appium

API testing frameworks

CI/CD tools

Git

Cloud platforms

Data pipelines tooling

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc. is seeking a hands-on Lead Java Automation Test Engineer with strong retail/eCommerce experience to drive quality across Web/UI, Mobile, APIs/Backend, Data and Integrations.

The role requires leading QA efforts across multiple product teams and domains. You will own end-to-end quality from requirements to production readiness, design and execute tests across the stack, leverage AI/LLMs for test design, and mentor distributed QE teams while collaborating with Product,