Senior QA Engineer

Devconnectplatform; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k with company match

Phantom equity

Laptop provided

Dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Caylent is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to lead testing for Amazon Connect contact center solutions. You will design test strategies, build automated suites (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) and validate serverless backends, ensuring production readiness.

The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, mentorship, and hands-on testing across UI, API, and analytics components in a fully remote, global team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of QA/test engineering experience with CCaaS or IVR/voice tech.
• Hands-on with Amazon Connect or similar CCaaS platform.
• Proficient in Playwright, Cypress, Selenium for API and E2E testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test strategies for Amazon Connect implementations.
• Build and maintain manual and automated test suites (UI, API, serverless).
• Lead UAT sessions with customer stakeholders and mentor juniors.

Skills

QA/testing engineering

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

AWS serverless

CI/CD pipelines

UAT facilitation

Tools

Amazon Connect

Lambda

EventBridge

Step Functions

Job description

# Senior QA EngineerCaylent95k–119k USDFull-timeremote· seniorUSAawsgoListed via Jobicy · posted 1 Oct 2026. The application happens there, not on DevConnect.Apply on Jobicy## DescriptionCaylent is an AI-first cloud services company that helps organizations turn ambitious ideas into meaningful business impact. As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and a charter member of Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network, we combine deep expertise in AWS, artificial intelligence, and Anthropic’s Claude platform to help customers modernize their technology, build intelligent products, and move AI from experimentation into production.Our capabilities span generative and agentic AI, cloud migration and modernization, cloud-native application development, data and analytics, DevOps, managed services, security and compliance, and customer experience transformation. At Caylent, our people always come first.We are a fully remote global company with employees in Canada, the United States and Latin America. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity. Come talk to us to learn more about what it means to be a Caylien!The MissionThis role is a Senior QA/Test Engineer specializing in Amazon Connect and contact center technology, responsible for designing and executing comprehensive test strategies across contact flows, routing, IVR/self-service, and AI-driven conversational agents. They validate legacy-to-Connect migrations, build and maintain manual and automated test suites (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) spanning UI, API, and serverless backend components, and ensure production readiness through cutover validation, monitoring verification, and incident triage. Beyond hands-on testing, they partner with engineers to shift quality left, run UAT sessions with customer stakeholders, and contribute reusable test assets and mentorship to strengthen Caylent's contact center QA practice.Your AssignmentTest Strategy & Contact Center Quality- Design and execute test strategies for Amazon Connect implementations covering contact flows, routing logic, IVR/self-service, Cases/Tasks workflows, and Contact Lens configurations- Build test plans that validate AI agent behavior: intent recognition accuracy, escalation paths, barge-in/fallback handling, hallucination guardrails, and multilingual/SSML voice interactions- Validate legacy-to-Connect migrations (i.e. Avaya, Genesys, Connect, NICE) through parallel-run testing, flow conversion verification, and data migration validation- Define and track quality metrics (defect density, test coverage, escape rate) and report on release readiness to delivery leads and customer stakeholdersManual, Automated & Full-Stack Testing- Build and maintain manual and automated test suites: Playwright E2E and API tests, Cypress, Selenium, integration tests against live Amazon Connect instances, and end-to-end tests of Amazon connect call flows.- Test custom Agent Workspace experiences (Amazon Connect, Agent Assist)- Validate serverless, event-driven backends (Lambda, EventBridge, Step Functions, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB, Kinesis) with integration and contract testsProduction Readiness & Operations- Execute phased rollout and cutover validation for live contact centers, where testing gaps translate directly into missed calls and customer impact- Verify monitoring and alerting coverage (CloudWatch metrics, alarms, dashboards) across voice, chat, tasks, queues, agents, Lambda, and AI agents prior to go-live- Participate in production incident triage, reproducing defects and validating fixes across the contact center stack- Perform security and compliance validation: least-privilege IAM checks, DevSecOps scan review, and encryption standard verificationCollaboration & Practice Contribution- Partner with engineers during development to shift testing left: pairing on test design, reviewing acceptance criteria, and flagging risk areas early- Run UAT sessions with customer stakeholders, triage findings, and drive defects to resolution ahead of production cutovers- Contribute reusable test assets (automated suites, test data sets, QA checklists) back to the CXE practice- Mentor junior QA engineers on contact center testing patterns and Caylent's quality standardsYour Qualifications- 8+ years of QA/test engineering experience, including 1+ years testing contact center, CCaaS, or IVR/voice platforms- Hands-on experience with Amazon Connect or a comparable CCaaS platform: contact flows, routing, Cases/Tasks, and reporting- Proficiency with automated testing frameworks (Playwright E2E and API tests, Cypress, Selenium) for unit, integration, and E2E testing- Experience testing serverless/event-driven AWS architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions)- Working knowledge of conversational AI / voice testing considerations: intent accuracy, latency, fallback behavior- Strong defect documentation and triage skills; comfortable running UAT sessions with business and technical stakeholders- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and integrating automated tests into deployment workflowPreferred Qualifications- Contact center migration testing experience (i.e. Avaya, Genesys, Connect, NICE)- Experience with AI observability/trace validation (agent spans, token/cost attribution) or accessibility engineering- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, or ML/Connect-relevant Specialty)- Contact center operations fluency: Quality management, outbound compliance, and CX KPIs- Consulting or client-delivery backgroundBenefits- Medical insurance for you and eligible dependents- 401k plan with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting- Competitive phantom equity- Company-issued laptop- Dental and vision insurance- Term disability and life insurance- Flexible Spending Account- Equipment and office stipend- Annual stipend for learning and development- Unlimited paid time off- 10 paid holidaysBase Salary Range: The expected base salary range for this position is USD $95,000 - $119,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.Additional Compensation Components: In addition to the base salary, the compensation package may include bonuses, commissions, equity, and other incentives. The specific components will vary depending on the role and individual and/or company performance.NOTE: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.At Caylent, we are committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. As part of our recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated systems to assist with the screening and evaluation of applications to help match candidate qualifications with job requirements.These tools are designed to support — not replace — human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our trained recruitment professionals.If an AI or automated tool is used during your application process, it will only be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and your information will be handled in a secure and confidential manner.If you have any questions, please contact [e-mail] is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at Caylent.We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].