Senior QA Automation Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
Description
Company Overview:
Global Technology Services is a rapidly expanding organization situated in Medellín, Colombia. We pride ourselves on possessing one of the most influential networks within software development and IT services for the entertainment, financial, and logistics sectors. Our corporate projections offer many opportunities for professionals to elevate their careers and experience substantial growth. Joining our team means engaging with expansive engineering teams across Latin America and the United States, contributing to cutting-edge developments in multiple industries.
We’re looking for a QA Automation Engineerto build and maintain automated tests within a large scale AWS modernization program. This role focuses on repeatable validation of application behavior, APIs, and integrations using established testing frameworks.
Position Title: QA Automation Engineer
Category: QA & Testing
Seniority: Senior
Location: Colombia and Mexico
What you will be doing:
You will translate acceptance criteria into automated test scenarios, implement and maintain API and application tests, and expand regression coverage. You will prepare test data and validate interactions across frontend applications, backend services, and databases.
You will integrate tests into CI/CD workflows, investigate failures, improve test stability, and document defects. You will work with developers and framework engineers to maintain reusable test components and report coverage gaps and release risks.
Required Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Practical experience writing and maintaining automated software tests.
Programming skills in JavaScript and TypeScript for test automation.
Experience with an automated testing framework and reusable test components.
Experience testing REST APIs, application integrations, and negative scenarios.
Working SQL knowledge and experience managing test data.
Experience running automated tests through Git and CI/CD workflows and investigating failures.
Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
Nice to Have Skills
Experience testing React or Angular applications and AWS services.
Experience validating asynchronous workflows involving Kafka or Amazon MSK.
Experience with GitLab CI/CD, authentication testing, or CloudWatch diagnostics.
Soft Skills
Attention to test reliability, coverage, and maintainability.
Ability to explain failures and collaborate with developers on root cause analysis.
Ownership of automation improvements and clear test documentation.