
Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Zensar • Colombia
Role & seniority: Senior QA Automation Engineer
Location & work type: Colombia; 100% remote; Full-Time; global team support
Stack / tools
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Frontend: Webdriver.io, Cucumber.js, TypeScript; Angular UI
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API: REST API testing with Cucumber.js, Node.js, TypeScript
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System/infra: Ansible, Bash, Kubectl, Helm; Docker, Kubernetes; CI/CD: Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab
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Cloud/containers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, RedHat OpenShift
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Databases: PostgreSQL, Neo4j
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Monitoring/observability: Grafana, Prometheus
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Version control / tooling: Git, Bitbucket; Maven, NPM; Jira; Confluence; TestRail
Top 3 responsibilities
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Maintain clear test coverage with developers; participate in in-sprint and end-to-end testing cycles
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Develop and code automated tests for UI, API, and system-level scenarios; build automation for in-sprint and E2E use cases
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Conduct full regression testing, reporting, and research optimal automation strategies; collaborate with global stakeholders
Must-have skills
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Strong experience in automated testing of distributed, mission-critical systems
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Proficiency with Webdriver.io, Cucumber.js, Node.js, TypeScript (UI and API testing)
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Experience building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines; working with Docker/Kubernetes
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Unix/Linux operations; Agile environment; test planning and regression testing
Nice-to-haves
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Frontend: TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Angular 2+
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Backend: REST APIs, Spring/Maven (Java ecosystem)
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Full Description
Why Zensar? We’re a bunch of hardworking, fun-loving, people-oriented technology enthusiasts. We love what we do, and we’re passionate about helping our clients thrive in an increasingly complex digital world. Zensar is an organization focused on building relationships with our clients and with each other—and happiness is at the core of everything we do. In fact, we’re so into happiness that we’ve created a Global Happiness Council, and we send out a Happiness Survey to our employees each year. We’ve learned that employee happiness requires more than a competitive paycheck, and our employee value proposition—grow, own, achieve, learn (GOAL)—lays out the core opportunities we seek to foster for every employee. Teamwork and collaboration are critical to Zensar’s mission and success, and our teams work on a diverse and challenging mix of technologies across a broad industry spectrum. These industries include banking and financial services, high-tech and manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, retail, and consumer services. Our employees enjoy flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), among other benefits. If you are looking for a place to have an immediate impact, to grow and contribute, where we work hard, play hard, and support each other, consider joining team Zensar!
Role: Senior QA Automation Engineer
Location: Colombia (100% Remote / Global Team Support)
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role Zensar is seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong experience in automated testing of distributed, mission‑critical systems. In this role, you will collaborate closely with developers, product teams, and global stakeholders to ensure high-quality delivery across frontend, backend, API, system, and performance testing.
Key Responsibilities Maintain ongoing communication with developers to clarify feature requirements and ensure complete test coverage in test plans. Execute manual and automated test cases as part of in-sprint and end-to-end testing cycles. Develop automation solutions for both In-Sprint testing and E2E use cases. Code automated tests for the Angular UI using Webdriver.io, Cucumber.js, and TypeScript. Build automated testing for REST APIs using Cucumber.js, Node.js, and TypeScript. Develop system‑level tests using Ansible, Bash scripting, Kubectl, and Helm. Perform full regression test execution and reporting. Conduct research to identify optimal automation strategies for new features. Collaborate closely with global stakeholders and attend status calls as required. Work closely with the product team in an Agile environment.
Technical Expectations Frontend Testing Webdriver.io, Cucumber.js, Node.js, TypeScript Backend / API Testing REST API testing automation (Cucumber.js, Node.js, TypeScript) Load & Performance Testing JMeter Grafana + Prometheus Deployment & Cloud Docker, Kubernetes AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, RedHat OpenShift CI/CD Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab Experience configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Version Control & Build Tools Git, Bitbucket Maven, NPM, JVM, Node.js Documentation & Management Jira Confluence, GitLab TestRail Databases PostgreSQL Neo4j Additional Expertise Strong experience with Static, System, Functional, Regression, Smoke, Integration, Performance, and Scalability testing Hands-on with Unix OS (operations and administration) Understanding of microservices architecture
Desirable Skills
Frontend Development: TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SVG
Frontend Frameworks: Angular 2+, Node.js/npm, D3.js, Gulp
Backend Development: REST API, HTTPS, TypeScript, Node.js
Java Ecosystem: Maven, Spring Data/Security/MVC
App Server: Apache Tomcat
Databases: Neo4j (Graph DB), PostgreSQL + TimescaleDB
Additional Tools/Tech: Elasticsearch, Kafka, SSO (LDAP, Reverse Proxy, OAuth2, SAML)
System Testing: Bash, Shell, Python, Ansible scripting Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, relational and graph database concepts Domain experience in Telecom, OSS, Inventory, NMS/EMS
What We’re Looking For A proactive, detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, distributed team environment and has a passion for building scalable, reliable automation frameworks across modern cloud-native architectures.
Zensar believes that diversity of backgrounds, thought, experience, and expertise fosters the robust exchange of ideas that enables the highest quality collaboration and work product. Zensar is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Zensar is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Zensar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. Accommodation made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodation once hired.
All applicants must be legally authorized to work with Zensar. Zensar values your privacy. We’ll use your data in accordance with our privacy statement located at: https://zensar.com/privacy-notice