.monks

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Colombia Full Time

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About the Role

 

We seek a highly experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer to lead our Quality Assurance (QA) automation initiatives. You will drive the design, development, and optimization of automated testing frameworks and test strategies using Playwright and TypeScript. This role involves mentoring junior team members and ensuring the highest quality standards for our web and API platforms. Your leadership will be integral to shaping our testing processes and fostering a culture of testing excellence, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software in an agile environment.

You’ll work closely with developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.

 Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Framework Development: Lead the development, enhancement, and maintenance of highly scalable automated test frameworks and suites for web and APIs, primarily utilizing Playwright and TypeScript.
  • Strategy & Ownership: Define and own test strategies, acceptance criteria, and quality standards across projects.
  • Mentorship & Guidance: Mentor and guide mid-level QA team members; lead knowledge sharing and best practices in automation.
  • CI/CD Integration: Architect and implement CI/CD integration for automated tests (e.g., Github Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines), ensuring robust continuous testing pipelines.
  • Analysis & Planning: Perform high-level analysis of system specifications, providing detailed test plans and risk assessments.
  • Process Improvement: Review manual and automated test cases; identify opportunities for automation and process improvement across the SDLC.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including developers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to align testing efforts.
  • Agile Leadership: Drive test automation initiatives in Agile environments, influencing sprint planning and retrospectives.
  • Reporting: Establish metrics and reporting to monitor quality KPIs and automate reporting dashboards.

 Requirements

  • 7+ years of extensive experience in QA, with a clear focus on test automation leadership.
  • Proven expertise with the following automation framework: Playwright.
  • Advanced programming skills in TypeScript (mandatory).
  • Deep knowledge of RESTful API testing (Postman, Requests, or equivalents).
  • Demonstrated experience designing and integrating automated tests within CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines, Github Actions, etc.).
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and best practices for testing in Agile environments.
  • Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills across complex systems.
  • English level: B2+ (or higher)

Nice to Have

  • Knowledge of containerized environments (e.g., Docker).
  • ISTQB certification or similar QA credentials.
  • Experience testing cloud-based applications (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Experience with test data management.

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About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

 

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.