Senior Automation Engineer
Cross River
CypressGraphQLSDLCSelenium
QA Engineer, Manual & Automation
Catena
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇴 Colombia
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
CypressSDLCSOAP
About the role
- Execute extensive manual testing across smoke, regression, and exploratory scenarios
- Collaborate with engineering to validate new features, ensure ticket-level QA, and maintain end-to-end workflows
- Assist the QA Lead in defining which tests to automate and contribute to automation efforts (both front-end and back-end)
- Support API-level, functional, and UI regression testing
- Participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, and ongoing quality improvements
- Work closely with product and engineering teams to integrate QA early in the SDLC
- Contribute to planning and prioritization alongside the QA Lead, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement
- Proactively address issues and decide whether to fix immediately or prioritize on the backlog
- Mentor future QA hires and share knowledge and best practices
- Gradually expand automated test coverage using tools such as Cypress and Postman; assist building automated smoke and regression suites as part of CI/CD
- Balance manual and automated testing efforts aiming for roughly a 50/50 split over time
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of QA experience in SaaS or API-driven products
- Hands-on experience with manual testing (functional, regression, exploratory)
- Exposure to automated testing frameworks and willingness to learn/play an active role in scaling automation
- Experience with API testing (Postman, SOAP, REST, etc.) and front-end regression testing
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
- Experience working in Agile development environments
- Nice-to-have: Prior QA leadership or mentoring experience
- Nice-to-have: Exposure to performance, load, or security testing
- Nice-to-have: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tool selection
- Nice-to-have: Knowledge of Playwright or other modern front-end automation frameworks
Benefits
- Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills
- Remote Work: Fully remote—work from anywhere
- Generous PTO: Ample paid time off to rest and recharge
- Direct Mentorship: Grow through guidance from international industry experts
- Learning & Development: Ongoing access to resources for professional growth
- Global Networking: Work and connect with professionals around the world
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible hours that support a healthy work-life balance
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
manual testingfunctional testingregression testingexploratory testingAPI testingautomation frameworksproblem-solvingAgile developmentperformance testingload testing
Soft skills
independent workmentoringcollaborationplanningprioritizationroot cause analysisquality improvementissue resolutioncommunicationknowledge sharing
