QA Automation Engineer

Description

Summary: Pyyne is seeking an experienced QA Engineer to support a growing portfolio of development projects, establishing best practices and acting as a global QA resource. Highlights: 1. Contribute to a rotating series of development projects 2. Establish and document QA best practices and testing standards 3. Build and maintain automated test suites across multiple projects **About Pyyne** =============== Pyyne is a modern technology consultancy engineering the next generation of digital products and services in the US and EU. At Pyyne, we believe in using technology to unlock business potential, create sustainable growth, and drive forward digital excellence. Our solutions range from advanced Software Engineering, Cloud, and Data \& AI solutions. **Job Summary** =============== We’re searching for a deeply experienced QA Engineer to support our growing portfolio of development projects. This person will contribute to a rotating series of projects and ensure proper QA best practices are established and teams are set up for future success. They will act as the go\-to QA resource for Pyyne globally. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety in their day\-to\-day, is excited to collaborate with stakeholders and developers across the company, and is comfortable working in a range of team environments. **Key Responsibilities** ======================== * Establish and document QA best practices, testing standards, and automation guidelines across active client engagements * Develop reusable testing frameworks, tooling templates, and documentation that project teams can adopt independently * Define and track cross\-client, cross\-project, cross\-region QA metrics (coverage, defect rates, flakiness) and report on quality trends * Establish test coverage requirements and quality gates for CI/CD pipelines * Build and maintain automated test suites (e.g. unit, integration, end\-to\-end, etc.) across multiple concurrent projects * Configure and maintain test infrastructure * Evaluate and recommend tools appropriate to each project's stack * Serve as a shared expert for QA questions across project teams * Review test code and provide actionable feedback as needed * Participate in project planning to flag testability risks early * Document testing patterns, runbooks, and how\-to guides for common scenarios * Actively reduce dependency on dedicated QA engineers over time by upskilling project engineers **Must Have Skills:** * 5\+ years of experience as a QA Engineer * Proficiency in at least two major test automation frameworks (e.g. Pytest, RSpec, JUnit, XUnit, Cucumber, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, etc.) * Experience writing tests in at least two programming languages * Hands\-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.) * Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, or similar) * Experience with test reporting and observability tooling (Allure, ReportPortal, or similar) * Experience working across multiple projects or teams simultaneously * Strong communication skills — able to translate QA concepts for engineers who aren't testing specialists * Comfortable operating with autonomy in loosely structured environments **Nice to Have Skills:** * Experience with performance or load testing tools (e.g. k6, Locust, JMeter) * Familiarity with contract testing (e.g. Pact or similar) * Experience with mobile test automation (e.g. Appium, Detox, or XCUITest) * Knowledge of static analysis and code quality tools (e.g. SonarQube, ESLint, or similar) * Familiarity with BDD frameworks (e.g. Cucumber, SpecFlow) * Experience in a consulting or agency environment * Has built or documented a testing standard from scratch, not just inherited one * Comfortable giving feedback to senior engineers on test quality