Senior QA Automation Engineer

Location: Latin America

Department: CodeRoad

Location/Region Latin America | 100% Remote

About CodeRoad

CodeRoad provides end-to-end software development services, helping businesses scale with ideal infrastructure solutions. From staff augmentation to dedicated IT teams and general software engineering, our nearshore technology services empower businesses to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

About the Role

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will serve as the technical backbone of our quality assurance strategy within high-performing delivery PODs. You will design, architect, and optimize robust automated testing frameworks across UI and API layers, ensuring high code quality and rapid delivery cycles for enterprise-grade applications.

This role is critical to modernizing our testing ecosystem, expanding continuous integration pipelines, and embedding high-grade automation standards into everyday software development. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to eliminate bottlenecks, maintain framework scalability, and safeguard system reliability under load.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable, end-to-end test automation frameworks covering UI, API, performance, and regression testing scenarios.

• Build advanced automated test suites using Java, Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress to ensure maximum application test coverage.

• Implement robust API automation workflows using RestAssured, Postman, and Swagger to validate event-driven architecture and microservices.

• Integrate automated test suites directly into CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions for continuous execution and early bug detection.

• Optimize framework architecture and execution speed while conducting load and performance testing with JMeter.

• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to debug complex failures, monitor AWS environment logs, and drive root-cause analysis.

Requirements

• 5+ years of dedicated experience in Software Quality Assurance with a heavy focus on end-to-end automation.

• Tech Stack Mastery: Deep experience with Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, Postman, and JMeter.

• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions CI/CD and AWS services (S3, Lambda, event logs).

• Agile & Methodology: Expertise in test case design, defect tracking tools (Jira, Rally), and core QA methodologies within Agile environments.

• Soft Skills: High level of ownership, proactive approach to identifying test gaps, strong problem-solving skills, and self-drive.

• Language: Advanced English (B2/C1+ written and verbal communication).

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Docker or containerized test execution environments.

• Knowledge of mock services and enterprise integration patterns.

• Experience with contract testing tools like Pact.

What You’ll Love

• 100% Remote work flexibility.

• Paid Holidays off.

• Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Health insurance assistance.

• Competitive USD compensation.

• Growth opportunities within global projects.