QA Automation Lead

Juniper Square

QA Automation Lead overseeing testing strategy and quality initiatives for backend systems at Juniper Square. Collaborating with engineering teams to optimize testing processes and ensure release quality.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsDockerGoGraphQLGRPCKubernetesMicroservicesPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review technical design documents and API specifications (Swagger/OpenAPI) to provide meaningful feedback using AI-assisted analysis on system testability, edge cases, and potential integration bottlenecks.
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to define the automation strategy for new feature releases.
Design and execute complex test cases targeting backend systems, focusing on data integrity, distributed systems logic, and asynchronous processing, and leverage AI-powered tools like Cursor or Augment to rapidly prototype and scaffold new test suites.
Develop comprehensive test suites for RESTful (or gRPC/GraphQL) APIs, validating schema compliance, status codes, payload accuracy, and authentication/authorization protocols.
Maintain and extend backend automation frameworks, preferably, Locust or Pytest, RestAssured, by utilizing LLMs.
Establish and enforce QA best practices, coding standards, and rigorous code review processes for the automation team. Foster a culture of technical excellence and proactive problem-solving.
Develop automated test result reports and highlight any potential quality risks.
Identify, troubleshoot, and track bugs to resolution using AI tools to assist in root cause analysis and log interpretation.
Be an advocate for automation: Contribute with the automation-first approach and partner with the engineering team to provide recommendations on how to decrease efforts in manual testing.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.
7-10 years in Software Quality Assurance, with a proven track record of leading quality initiatives for complex distributed systems, microservices, and backend APIs.
Proactive in using AI-powered tools (e.g., Augment, Cursor, Gemini) to accelerate test authoring, assist in debugging automation scripts, and optimize documentation workflows.
Skilled in designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks specifically for backend services.
Proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably, Python.
Hands-on expertise in both manual and automated testing of REST and/or GraphQL APIs using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or Locust.
Ownership of the 'Continuous Testing' portion of the CI/CD pipeline and software development lifecycle concepts, including code review practices, code coverage analysis, continuous testing, and delivery.
Experience managing the full release cycle, from scoping test requirements to final 'Go/No-Go' decisions.
Experience in creating comprehensive test plans at the service level, authoring test cases, executing tests, and adhering to QA best practices.
Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
Strong experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git), test management tools (e.g., TestRail), and issue-tracking platforms (e.g., Jira).
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in fast-paced Agile development teams with minimal supervision.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Performance and Load testing experience is good to have.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

API specificationstest case designbackend automation frameworksRESTful APIsgRPCGraphQLPythonSQLperformance testingload testing

Soft Skills

analytical abilitiesproblem-solvingattention to detailindependencecommunication skillsproactive approachleadershipcollaborationtechnical excellencequality advocacy

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science