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You will play a key role in defining, leading, and scaling quality assurance across our platform, with a strong emphasis on test automation.\nThis is a hands-on senior individual contributor role. You will lead our web application test automation efforts, designing and evolving automated testing solutions with Playwright and JavaScript, and integrating automated testing throughout the software development lifecycle. You will also mentor junior QA and automation engineers and influence engineering practices across teams.\nRequirements\nQA Strategy & Leadership\nLead the design and execution of QA strategies, frameworks, and automated test plans across multiple products\nIdentify high-value opportunities for automation and help define the team's automation strategy and roadmap\nParticipate in requirements and design reviews to identify quality risks and testability concerns early in the development lifecycle\nDefine meaningful quality metrics and provide visibility into automation coverage, reliability, and product quality\nContinuously evaluate testing tools, techniques, and approaches, and drive improvement of QA processes aligned with engineering goals\nTest Automation & Infrastructure\nLead the design, development, and ongoing improvement of our automated testing framework using Playwright and JavaScript\nDevelop reliable, maintainable, and reusable automated tests for browser-based cybersecurity applications, with coverage across backend, frontend, and infrastructure components\nEstablish and promote automation architecture, coding standards, design patterns, and testing best practices\nOwn and enhance CI/CD-integrated testing infrastructure, including quality gates and feedback mechanisms, for consistent validation across environments\nReview existing automation and improve its reliability, maintainability, execution speed, and coverage\nDiagnose and resolve flaky tests, automation failures, and complex application or environment issues\nAnalyze test results to distinguish product defects from automation, environment, and test-data issues\nContribute to our growing suite of automated security checks (e.g., SAST/DAST and dependency scanning) in CI/CD pipelines\nTeam Enablement & Collaboration\nMentor junior QA and automation engineers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance\nPartner with software engineers, product managers, security teams, and QA engineers to develop effective test strategies for new features and releases\nAdvocate for quality engineering practices and help shift testing earlier in the development lifecycle\nPromote a culture of quality and accountability\nWhat You Bring\nRequired:\n5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET), or a similar role\nStrong experience designing and developing automated tests for modern web applications\nHands-on experience with Playwright, preferably using JavaScript or TypeScript, with emphasis on designing scalable automation frameworks rather than solely creating individual test cases (experience with Cypress, Selenium, Jest, or similar is a plus)\nStrong understanding of software testing methodologies, including functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and negative testing\nStrong experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and source-control workflows\nExperience testing complex applications involving role-based access controls, permissions, multi-tenant environments, or security policies\nExperience mentoring junior engineers and providing constructive technical feedback through code reviews\nStrong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally\nPreferred:\nFamiliarity with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, or similar technologies\nExperience in security-critical, high-availability, or infrastructure-heavy systems\nFamiliarity with API security, authentication flows, and data protection practices\nExperience leading QA initiatives in Agile environments\nFamiliarity with security testing tools (e.g., OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, SAST/DAST)\nWhat Success Looks Like:\nSuccess means moving beyond simply increasing the number of automated tests. 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