Senior QA Automation Engineer – Robot Framework

About the role

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer with deep hands-on experience in UI automation to help drive product quality, test reliability, and release confidence. This is a senior-level onsite opportunity for a quality-focused engineer who thrives in collaborative Agile teams and brings both technical leadership and a passion for building robust, maintainable automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain automated UI test frameworks for desktop, web, and embedded applications.
• Create and maintain reusable automation assets including object mapping, verification points, and checkpoints.
• Build reliable automated test suites that support smoke, regression, and end-to-end validation of product functionality.
• Partner closely with developers, QA engineers, and delivery stakeholders to identify issues early and improve overall product quality.
• Engage early in requirements discussions to assess testability, automation feasibility, and potential quality risks.
• Investigate defects, support root cause analysis, and collaborate with engineering teams on timely issue resolution.
• Integrate automation workflows with source control and test management practices using tools such as Git, Jira, and Xray.
• Contribute to shared QA standards, test automation best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives across the team.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other QA engineers, helping elevate team capability and automation maturity.
• Support stable and repeatable test execution processes that strengthen release readiness and product confidence.
• Contribute to CI/CD-aligned automation practices using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps where applicable.

Qualifications

• 7–15 years of experience in Quality Assurance with strong hands-on expertise in test automation.
• Proven experience in UI automation across desktop, web, and embedded applications.
• Strong programming skills in Python and JavaScript.
• Solid experience in UI testing, GUI automation, object mapping, verification points, and checkpoints.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining scalable, stable, and reusable automated test frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with regression testing and smoke testing in fast-paced delivery environments.
• Proficiency with Git and test management tools such as Jira and Xray.
• Strong experience collaborating in Agile development environments.
• Ability to analyze complex issues, troubleshoot effectively, and drive practical solutions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and delivery teams.
• Experience influencing QA standards, best practices, and automation strategy is highly valued.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and support to other QA engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Robot Framework.
• Strongly preferred.
• Experience with Qt UI testing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD integration using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Squish UI Automation (Preferred).
• Prior experience improving automation reliability, execution stability, and release confidence in enterprise-scale environments.