Job Description

QA Automation Engineer 

Hampton North is partnering with a a global leader in the Cyber Security SaaS space, having been voted "Best places to work" and 10 hottest SaaS startups. We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer for the center of excellence in Austin, TX. Start up experience is a major plus as you'll be working in a fast paced, dynamic environment. You'll be part of an exciting and growing Technology team focused on product development. You will be hands-on involved in the entire Software Development Life Cycle. We are implementing DevOps Principles in our CI/CD Pipeline. 

Compensation: $135,000-$155,000

Logistics: Austin, TX (Hybrid - 3 days onsite) 

Here's what you'll be doing: 

• Engage in all stages of the software development lifecycle, including test planning, automation development, execution, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to convert requirements into effective test cases and automation strategies.
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks for backend APIs, frontend interfaces, and infrastructure components.
• Design, execute, and manage test cases to ensure system coverage, performance, and reliability.
• Drive process improvements by identifying testing inefficiencies and implementing innovative quality assurance solutions.
• Analyze performance metrics, logs, and defects to detect and resolve potential system issues.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing for seamless deployments.
• Maintain documentation of test plans, processes, and results to support team knowledge sharing and quality standards.
• Promote best practices in quality engineering, ensuring testing approaches are reusable, maintainable, and efficient

Tech Stack: Typescript/Javascript, Playwright, AWS, Docker, Terraform, Datadog, Jenkins

And what you need to have:

• 4+ years experience in QA/Automation Engineering 
• Ability to write clean test scripts in Javascript (Playwright tests) 
• Strong CI/CD experience - integrating automated tests into deployment processes 
• Expert level at building and maintaining automated test frameworks for APIs, webs interfaces etc.