Senior QA Automation Engineer

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to build and strengthen our test automation framework. You will script test cases in Java/TypeScript, contribute to performance testing, and drive automation best practices across the team.

The role requires hands-on experience with Playwright, Selenium, Appium, Gatling, and related tools, plus collaboration with QA leadership to define strategy and maintain quality across releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of QA automation experience.
• Hands-on automated testing with Java.
• Knowledge of Gherkin for BDD.
• Experience with Playwright and Selenium for browser testing.
• Proficiency in TypeScript scripting tasks.
• English proficiency at a functional level (B1).

Responsibilities

• Analyze testing needs and provide effort estimates for automation initiatives.
• Develop automated solutions to streamline testing processes.
• Collaborate with QA Technical Lead to define automation strategy.
• Plan testing strategy based on project scope and budget.
• Participate in product design reviews and identify potential issues.
• Certify product quality by automating workflows and stress testing.

Skills

Automation testing

Gherkin

Test automation framework design

English (B1)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Appium

Gatling

Retrofit

Selenoid

SoapUI

SonarQube

Selenium

Playwright

Job description

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our team A technical role responsible for building the test automation and performance testing framework. Oversees automation best practices and helps strengthen the framework. Responsible for scripting test cases - once they have been validated as successful - to streamline testing in future cycles.

Nice to have

• Experience with Appium for mobile application test automation
• Knowledge of C++ programming language
• Experience with Gatling for performance and load testing
• Familiarity with Retrofit for handling API requests in testing scenarios
• Experience with Selenoid for running Selenium tests in containerized environments
• Knowledge of SoapUI for testing SOAP and REST web services
• Familiarity with SonarQube for code quality analysis and inspection

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in QA automation
• Hands-on experience with automated testing using Java
• Practical knowledge of Gherkin for behavior-driven test scripting
• Experience with Playwright for automated browser testing
• Experience with Selenium for web application test automation
• Working knowledge of TypeScript for scripting and automation tasks
• Familiarity with applying artificial intelligence concepts within testing processes
• Professional proficiency in English (B1)

Responsibilities

• Analyze testing needs and provide accurate effort estimates for automation initiatives
• Develop automated solutions to streamline and accelerate the testing process
• Collaborate with the QA Technical Lead to define the overall automation process and strategy
• Plan the testing strategy based on the project's scope, deliverables, and budget
• Participate in product design reviews, providing input on functional requirements, planning, and identifying potential issues
• Certify the quality of products delivered by the IT department by automating workflows and conducting stress tests, ensuring the quality of components and applications deployed to the production environment