Senior Automation QA Engineer - Entertainment Industry

Our Client

Our client is a leading global news organization that delivers trusted journalism and provides technology and services supporting the news industry worldwide. Its digital platforms reach audiences across the globe, with a strong focus on accuracy, reliability, and innovation.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to work closely with the Core Web and Core Platform engineering teams on a major platform modernization initiative. The project involves a headless frontend and backend service migration, requiring a proactive quality engineering approach to identify risks, close quality gaps, and ensure production readiness before launch.

In this role, you will own risk-based test strategies, build and maintain end-to-end and API automation suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines, and partner with developers to establish strong testing practices and shared quality ownership. The ideal candidate combines hands-on automation expertise with sound technical judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Core Web and Core Platform engineering teams throughout planning, development, testing, and release.
• Conduct risk analysis for new features, system changes, and backend migrations to determine testing priorities and coverage.
• Identify and address quality gaps across headless frontend applications and backend services before launch.
• Build, maintain, and improve end-to-end automated test suites using Playwright or Cypress with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Develop and maintain automated API tests to validate backend services, integrations, and system behavior.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support reliable, repeatable release validation.
• Collaborate with developers to improve testability, promote quality ownership, and embed testing practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Define quality metrics, release criteria, and validation strategies to assess launch readiness.
• Use AI-assisted tools to support test design, automation development, and testing efficiency.
• Communicate risks, defects, coverage gaps, and release concerns clearly to engineering stakeholders.
• Continuously improve automation coverage, testing processes, and quality engineering practices.

Qualifications and Job Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Software QA for web applications and backend systems, with demonstrated ownership of testing strategy and quality outcomes.
• Hands-on experience with web end-to-end automation using Playwright or Cypress and TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Experience with API test automation using tools such as REST Assured, Postman, or code-based testing frameworks.
• Strong understanding of risk-based testing, test strategy, and test coverage prioritization.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to collaborate with developers as a quality partner and coach, promoting shared ownership rather than functioning solely as a manual tester.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools for test design and automation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Fluent English, with the ability to collaborate directly with distributed engineering teams.

What We Offer

• 100% Remote Work: Enjoy the freedom to work from the location that helps you thrive. All it takes is a laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Highly Competitive USD Pay: Earn an excellent, market-leading compensation in USD, that goes beyond typical market offerings.
• Paid Time Off: We value your well-being. Our paid time off policies ensure you have the chance to unwind and recharge when needed.
• Work with Autonomy: Enjoy the freedom to manage your time as long as the work gets done. Focus on results, not the clock.
• Work with Top American Companies: Grow your expertise working on innovative, high-impact projects with Industry-Leading U.S. Companies.