Senior QA Test Automation SDET Engineer
KnowIt Training • Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Role & Seniority
- QA consulting engineer (seniority not explicitly stated); long-term contract
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Stack/Tools
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Test automation: Playwright
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Languages: TypeScript, Python
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AI for testing: AI-driven tooling for test generation/optimization/analysis
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QA governance/metrics: process assessments, QA metrics/status reporting
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Top 3 Responsibilities
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Consult on QA/test automation strategy, tooling, and best practices across enterprise initiatives
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Design, implement, and execute manual and automated tests (unit/integration/e2e) and validate user stories
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Coordinate QA execution across teams and serve as a central QA communication point; track/report QA metrics
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Must-have Skills
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Hands-on experience building automated test suites with Playwright
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Proficiency in TypeScript and Python for testing automation
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Ability to create/execute test plans and test cases; perform defect validation and troubleshooting support
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Strong QA practices: test case coverage, user story validation, and adherence to standards
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Communication skills for cross-team coordination and reporting
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Nice-to-haves
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Experience integrating AI tools into testing workflows (test generation/maintenance/quality analysis)
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Experience with QA governance (standards, process assessments, and continuous improvement)
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Location & Work Type
- Location: Remote; first week onsite in Fort Worth, then 100% remote
Full Description
Location: Remote (the first week will be onsite in Fort Worth but 100% remote after that)
Type: long-term contract
Role Overview: Providing QA consulting, test automation, execution, and governance across enterprise initiatives using modern testing frameworks and AI-driven solutions.
Core Responsibilities
Providing QA consulting and recommendations on testing solutions, tooling, and best practices across initiatives. Creating and executing test plans and test cases as assigned. Designing, implementing, and maintaining automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using Playwright, TypeScript, and Python. Applying AI tools and exploring the application of AI tools for testing to accelerate test creation, optimization, and execution. Coordinating test execution efforts and serving as the central point of communication for QA activities. Fulfilling QA user stories and performing user story validation. Providing feedback to the development team and leadership. Ensuring QA best practices and guidelines are consistently implemented across all teams.
Detailed Activities
Consulting: Evaluate and recommend QA tools, advise teams on test automation strategies, and review team QA processes.
Hands-On Execution & Automation: Build robust automated test suites using Playwright with TypeScript and Python, execute manual and automated tests, and assist with troubleshooting and defect validation.
AI Integration: Leverage AI tools and innovative testing methodologies for intelligent test generation, maintenance, and quality analysis.
Coordination: Coordinate test execution across multiple teams, facilitate communication between teams and stakeholders, track and report QA metrics and status, and lead QA review sessions.
Governance: Monitor adherence to QA best practices, provide guidance on standards, conduct process assessments, and recommend process improvements.
