Senior QA Automation Engineer
Posted 60ds ago
Employment Information
Job Description
Lead QA engineers across engineering teams; define quality strategies for Deel's global SaaS. Focus on test planning, automation, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
- The Senior QA Automation Engineer will ensure the high quality and reliability of our software products. Reporting to the Director of Software Quality, you will be an expert in specific areas of software quality, such as test case planning, QA automation, or other specialized domains. You will work closely with individual QA engineers spread across various engineering teams, acting as a matrixed team lead to them, while they work directly for their respective product teams. Your expertise and leadership will be critical in guiding and supporting the QA engineers to achieve quality objectives and deliver exceptional software products.
- Responsibilities
- Provide expertise in test planning, automation, performance, and security testing.
- Collaborate with the Director of Software Quality to define and implement quality strategies and best practices.
- Lead and mentor QA engineers, reviewing test cases and automation code for quality standards.
- Plan and execute test strategies to ensure comprehensive coverage and efficient processes.
- Work with cross-functional teams to integrate quality into the development lifecycle.
- Identify and implement improvements to testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
- Conduct training on QA best practices and stay updated on industry trends.
- Define KPIs with the Director, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement in QA processes.
Requirements:
- Strong experience in software quality assurance, specializing in areas like test planning, QA automation, performance, or security testing.
- Expertise in relevant tools (e.g., Playwright, WebDriver, Cypress, Selenium, Jest, Mocha, OWASP Zap).
- Experience as a team lead or mentor, guiding and supporting QA engineers.
- Solid understanding of software development, agile methodologies, and QA processes.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and committed to staying updated on industry trends in QA.
- Have experience with a 24/7 SaaS product, running on a major vendor cloud
- Have honed your skills working in distributed teams and thrive in a remote work environment.
- Have knowledge of the dynamic world of FinTech or HR-Tech.
Benefits:
- Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
- Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
- The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access
