QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer: 

Location: Austin,TX

Contracting And

Full Time 

We are looking for an experienced and driven QA Automation Engineer to own and elevate quality across our engineering organisation. You will define our testing strategy, build robust automation frameworks, and work closely with engineers and product managers to ensure we ship high-quality software consistently and confidently.

Responsibilities

Quality Strategy

Define and own the QA strategy across the team

Establish quality standards, processes, and best practices

Build and maintain testing frameworks (unit, integration, E2E, performance)

Own release quality gates and sign-off processes

Technical

Design, build and maintain automated test suites

Identify gaps in test coverage and drive improvements

Champion shift-left testing practices

Analyse test results, track defects, and report on quality metrics

Leadership & Collaboration

Mentor and support QA engineers

Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Design

Advocate for quality throughout the entire development lifecycle

Drive a culture where quality is everyone''s responsibility

Requirements

Must Have

5+ years in QA/SDET or software testing roles

2+ years in a senior QA capacity

Strong experience with test automation frameworks

Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Experience with API testing and performance testing

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills — able to influence without authority

Nice to Have

Experience in an Agile/Scrum environment

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure)

Experience scaling QA in a fast-growing team

ISTQB or equivalent certification