Lead Quality Engineer - R01566888

Role: Senior / Lead QA Automation Engineer (Cypress & Web Stack)  

Employment Type: Permanent / Contractor 

Location: Remote – EST 

Experience Level: Senior / Lead (7+ years) 

Core Tech Stack: Cypress, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python or Go, CI/CD (CircleCI), Jira. 

About the Role 

• We are looking for a highly autonomous, senior-level QA Automation Engineer to improve our web application's QA processes and testing infrastructure. This is not an execution-only role; you will be the primary strategist and architect responsible for taking our testing capabilities to the next level.  You will walk into an environment that requires independent problem-solving, framework design, and a proactive "shift-left" engineering mentality. You will be expected to independently audit our existing codebase coverage, design robust end-to-end (E2E) test strategies, and seamlessly integrate automated production smoke tests into our deployment pipelines. 

Key Responsibilities 

• QA Strategy & Governance: Independently architect, scale, and own the E2E test strategy for complex web applications. 
• Framework Architecture: Build, maintain, and optimize robust automation frameworks utilizing Cypress and TypeScript/JavaScript to improve e2e coverage and automate production smoke testing. 
• CI/CD Pipeline Ownership: Automate and embed production smoke tests and regression suites directly into our CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, high-confidence deployments. 
• Technical Deep-Dives: Perform root-cause analysis on e2e failures, flaky tests, and pipeline bottlenecks by digging into Cypress and backend logs and interacting closely with software engineers. 
• Process Improvement: Lead high-impact testing initiatives (e.g., structuring efficient bug bashes, refining test case tracking workflows) and author clear, actionable technical documentation. 

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of dedicated QA experience, with a strong trajectory focusing heavily on web automation engineering (SDET). 
• Expert-level Cypress experience (2+ years of recent, intensive framework-building experience). Candidates with only Playwright, Selenium, or low-code/no-code recording tools will not be considered. 
• Strong Programming Skills: Proficient in TypeScript or JavaScript for writing clean, reusable automation code. 
• Backend Code Readability: Ability to comfortably read, navigate, and troubleshoot backend services written in Python or Go to identify defect root causes. 
• DevOps & CI/CD Expertise: Proven experience building automated "quality gates" in modern CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab, etc.). 
• Elite Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to articulate complex testing strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders clearly and concisely.