Lead Automation Quality Engineer

We're searching for a Lead Automation Quality Engineer to become part of our team. This role involves shaping, documenting, and carrying out the Automation Quality Assurance (AQA) approach spanning roughly 16 mobile applications that share a common codebase, along with the Content Management Solution (CMS) supporting digital experiences for client-sponsored festivals and concert events.
Responsibilities
Develop and sustain automated testing coverage spanning mobile apps built on both iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin)
Craft automated test scripts for the CMS web platform, which runs on a technology foundation of ReactJS, TypeScript, and AWS
Design automated API testing for the backend infrastructure, which depends on Rest API, Postman, Swagger, and AWS API Gateway
Put together and sustain automated regression testing suites applicable to both the mobile apps and CMS environment
Build automated smoke testing to verify that production releases succeed and that essential user flows work correctly across mobile and CMS platforms
Requirements
More than five years of applicable, hands-on work experience
A minimum of one year guiding and overseeing development teams
Working experience utilizing Appium to automate testing for mobile applications
Applied expertise using Playwright to handle automated web-based testing
Strong foundation in regression testing practices to safeguard release stability
Background crafting test strategies that steer overall quality assurance direction
Capability in TypeScript for authoring automated test scripting
Familiarity with WebdriverIO for automating browser and application testing
Adequate communication abilities paired with working English fluency (B2 level or higher) to grasp business requirements and translate them into agentic architectures
Nice to have
Some exposure to Python for scripting and automated testing tasks
Background working with REST API for backend validation and testing purposes
We offer
International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
Healthcare benefits
Employee financial programs
Paid time off and sick leave
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
Global career opportunities
Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
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EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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