We are looking for multiple full-time, Senior Quality Engineers with 5+ years of experience, including at least 2 years using test automation systems. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with product and development teams to drive quality throughout the entire software lifecycle. This role involves defining test strategies/plans, developing and executing test cases, and building automation scripts all of which ensure high-quality software delivery. The Senior QA Engineer will also analyze system performance and contribute to ongoing automation efforts to enhance testing efficiency and reliability.

Our client provides integrated software and marketing solutions for the hospitality industry, specializing in short-term rental management. Their platform provides vacation rental companies with a Property Management System, integrates with booking, guest communications, and financial reporting systems, and it is built with partner organization integration in mind.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to fully understand project requirements and ensure that test plans, methods, and strategies will ensure that delivered software meets or exceeds expectations
• Drive the successful validation of large-scale systems - create test plans, cases, and strategies, and drive the quality assurance processes
• Develop intelligent and efficient testing strategies to dramatically increase the ratio of internally found defects versus customer-reported defects
• Design, develop, and maintain automation tests using the chosen frameworks
• Plan and perform functional, E2E, and regression testing, keeping pace with the Agile team, and reporting and finding issues
• Provide test summary reports that communicate key quality indicators, risks, and mitigations to leadership
• Accurately estimate testing requirements for input into planning efforts
• Enhance the test case library to increase test case coverage
• Strive to ensure quality releases of software with no production downs and/or critical impediments to users
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior QA engineers

Required Experience

• Excellent English communication and collaboration skills
• 5+ years of Quality Assurance Engineering experience working with web applications and/or SaaS applications in an agile/scrum environment with a strong focus on automation
• 2+ years of experience working with automation frameworks to automate UI and API tests using TypeScript and/or Java such as Cucumber, Cypress, Webdriver, Playwright, and Karate
• Experience building and maintaining not only the tests themselves but also the infrastructure that enables the tests
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Fluent in SQL and relational databases, including experience testing relational database-backed applications
• Familiar with CI/CD: Github Actions preferred
• Experience with performance testing and pressure testing
• Motivation to achieve - must be self-directed with a high degree of initiative

Desired Experience

• University degree or equivalent education (technical or engineering degree is optimal)
• Programming Languages: JavaScript, Python
• Others: Postman, Amazon S3, Mailtrap, Sentry, TestRail

Additional Information

• Knowing your ideas are heard and matter think big!
• You get to own your job and be recognized for your contributions
• Work with smart and creative people
• Making mistakes is human. Let's learn from them. Be transparent!
• We recognize you as an individualwith no presumptions or judgment. Be the extraordinary you!
• 15 days Paid Time Off (PTO), 1 floating day, 3 sick days, and designated national holidays
• Start: ASAP

About Velozient

We are a privately held, nearshore software development company providing outsourced development resources to North American companies. Our mission is to offer development talent that enjoy taking on challenging work, want to grow their skills and experiences building software, and excel in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment. We are focused on providing world-class remote resources to work as valued client team members. If this type of opportunity excites you, then consider joining our team!