Senior QA Automation Lead - Build & Own CI/CD Tests

Groupe Kardol; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe Kardol in Englewood Cliffs, NJ is seeking a Senior QA Automation Lead Engineer to build and own automation for a modern microservices-based e-commerce platform.

This on-site role combines hands-on testing with leadership: design UI/API/end-to-end tests, embed testing into CI/CD, and drive shift-left quality across the QE function. Collaborate with engineering, DevOps and product teams, uphold automation standards, and ensure fast feedback and system reliability in production.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of QA/automation leadership experience.
• Hands-on automation for microservices-based e-commerce platform.
• Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines and GitLab.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute QA automation for high-traffic e-commerce apps.
• Design, build, and maintain automation test suites (UI, API, end-to-end).
• Embed testing into CI/CD pipelines and ensure fast feedback.
• Own automation standards, strategy, and coverage.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and product teams.
• Drive shift-left testing and early defect detection.
• Support synthetic monitoring with observability tools.

Skills

QA automation

CI/CD

UI testing

API testing

Load testing

GitLab CI/CD

Observability

Tools

New Relic

Datadog

Job description

Groupe Kardol in Englewood Cliffs, NJ is seeking a Senior QA Automation Lead Engineer to build and own automation for a modern microservices-based e-commerce platform.

This on-site role combines hands-on testing with leadership: design UI/API/end-to-end tests, embed testing into CI/CD, and drive shift-left quality across the QE function. Collaborate with engineering, DevOps and product teams, uphold automation standards, and ensure fast feedback and system reliability in production.