Local candidates in Irvine, CA only. Non-local candidates, please do not apply.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid — 3 days per week in the Irvine, CA office
Immediate interviews for QA Automation Lead - 12 months contract
· Experience in architecting test automation solutions for enterprise applications (web, SOA, ETL, backend)
· Strong leadership and supervisory skills with the ability to manage teams and drive cross-functional alignment
· Proven experience in leading discussions with Development and Production teams, including defect triage and release decisions
· Proficiency with open-source automation tools:
o Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, REST Assured, Postman, SOAP UI
· Expertise in automation frameworks:
o Keyword-driven, Data-driven, Hybrid, BDD, TDD
· Programming skills:
o Java, Python, C#, Groovy
· Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices:
o Jenkins, Docker, Maven, Gradle
· Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and monitoring tools:
o AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Grafana, Kibana, Elasticsearch
· Expertise in QA tools:
o Selenium WebDriver, Jira, TestNG, Appium, HP ALM, JBehave
· Strong ability to:
o Manage sprint-based testing cycles
o Drive automation maturity and scalability
o Quickly learn new technologies and drive innovation
· Deep understanding of Agile QA methodologies and best practices