Staff QE Engineer & Automation Lead

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the development of automated testing frameworks and comprehensive test strategies.
• Drive quality initiatives across teams, ensuring consistent standards for testing, reliability, and performance.
• Conduct advanced testing, including stress, performance, and failure scenario validation.
• Partner with engineering and SRE teams to define quality metrics, reliability goals, and release criteria.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement improvements to prevent recurring issues.
• Mentor engineers on testing best practices and promote a culture of quality across the organization.
• Leverage AI and automation tools to enhance QA workflows and testing efficiency.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in QA, software testing, or reliability engineering.
• Strong experience with automated testing frameworks and test architecture design.
• Experience testing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-based applications.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD, and release processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Travel may be required up to 10% depending on business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in energy, utilities, or renewable systems (solar preferred).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and modern observability tools.
• Experience with performance testing, reliability engineering, or SRE collaboration.
• Exposure to AI/ML tools applied to testing or quality engineering.