Sr. QA Automation Engineer

Back to Career Sr. QA Automation Engineer Open: September 2, 2026 Close: September 19, 2026 Alpinist Studios is a global team delivering high-quality solutions to clients across various sectors, including Healthcare, Education, Non-profits, and Retail. Our expertise ensures impactful digital engineering solutions worldwide. We are your Digital Engineering Partner, committed to excellence and innovation. Core Responsibilities Test Strategy & Coverage Audit inherited codebases to map what already has test coverage, what does not, and what is highest-risk to change blind Prioritize regression coverage around the paths that would hurt most if they broke silently, rather than chasing coverage percentage Choose and evolve the right test pyramid (unit, integration, end-to-end) for each product instead of defaulting to one tool everywhere Automation Build and maintain automated regression suites (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, Vitest, Jest) across front-end and API layers Write tests that fail for the right reasons: real behavior, not implementation detail Maintain test data and environment setup so suites stay reliable and are not treated as noise to silenc CI/CD & Release Readiness Wire quality gates into CI/CD (GitHub Actions) so failing tests block merge and block release Define and own release readiness checklists and go/no-go criteria Track and report quality metrics (coverage, flake rate, escaped defects) so the team has real signal instead of a feeling Cross-Team Partnership Work directly with engineers shipping against specs (an OpenSpec proposal to spec to code loop) so test coverage ships with the code, not after it Coach engineers on writing their own tests where that is the more efficient path, rather than being the sole tester on every PR Required Skills & Experience MUST-HAVES 5+ years in QA automation or SDET roles, including real experience taking over an existing, undertested codebase, not just writing tests for greenfield work Strong hands-on experience with modern automated testing frameworks (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, Vitest, Jest) across UI and API layers Comfortable reading and reasoning about TypeScript/JavaScript application code, not limited to black-box testing Experience wiring test suites into CI/CD (GitHub Actions or equivalent) as real merge and release gates A track record of building regression safety nets under time pressure, prioritizing by risk rather than trying to cover everything at once Clear written communication: risk assessments and go/no-go calls that non-technical stakeholders can act on NICE TO HAVE Experience testing AI-assisted or AI-generated code specifically, where review discipline matters more, not less Performance or load testing experience Familiarity with Next.js/React application architecture Experience defining a testing strategy for a company mid-transition: an acquisition, a rewrite, or a team handoff Applicant Form Attach Resume Δ