Network Automation Engineer

Job Title: QA Automation Lead

Location: Houston, TX.

Employment Type: Contract (W2 only)

Experience: 12+ Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled QA Automation Lead with 12+ years of experience in test automation, quality assurance strategy, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing automation frameworks, implementing continuous testing, and ensuring software reliability across large-scale enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage end-to-end QA processes across multiple agile teams.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using modern tools and technologies.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and DevOps teams to define quality standards and integrate testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive automation strategy for web, API, and mobile platforms to ensure high-quality product delivery.
• Develop, review, and execute test plans, scripts, and cases (manual & automated).
• Mentor and guide QA engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Manage test environments, data setup, and continuous testing infrastructure.
• Track, analyze, and report testing metrics and quality trends.
• Ensure test coverage for performance, security, and regression testing.
• Participate in release readiness and defect triage meetings.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 12+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Test Automation, with at least 3+ years in a lead or architect role.
• Strong hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, RestAssured, Postman, etc.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Solid understanding of API automation, microservices testing, and RESTful services.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) for test environment management.
• Knowledge of performance testing (JMeter, LoadRunner) and security testing concepts.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Mocha).
• Exposure to containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git, Bitbucket).
• Strong understanding of DevOps and shift-left testing principles.
• ISTQB, CSTE, or equivalent QA certification is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.