Senior/Lead QA Automation Engineer ID71661

Full time | AgileEngine | Mexico

City Guadalajara

State/Province Jalisco

44100

IT Services

Job Description

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

Why Join Us

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior/Lead QA Automation Engineer to own and evolve automated testing frameworks, introduce AI-assisted QA practices, and define quality engineering strategy across an AI-driven product development environment. You will architect automation across the full testing stack — unit, integration, API, UI, performance, and security — integrate quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, design evaluation frameworks for LLM-based features, and mentor engineers in modern automation and AI-augmented workflows.

What You Will Do

• Own and evolve the organization’s automated testing framework and QA tooling ecosystem
• Define and standardize AI-assisted testing practices, including test case/data generation, coverage discovery, and responsible AI guardrails
• Implement intelligent test selection, regression analysis, and measurable quality metrics to optimize release quality and reduce risk
• Ensure AI-augmented tests remain deterministic, maintainable, production-ready, and supported by traceability, validation, and drift detection
• Architect and scale automation across unit, integration, API, UI, contract, performance, and security testing
• Champion modern testing principles, integrate automation into CI/CD, and enforce quality gates and release readiness criteria
• Design evaluation frameworks for AI-powered features, including prompt robustness, deterministic validation, and human-in-the-loop review where appropriate
• Lead root-cause analysis for systemic quality issues and continuously improve automation ROI and test effectiveness
• Mentor engineers on modern automation, AI-assisted workflows, prompt engineering, and review standards for AI-generated code
• Define and track QA KPIs, provide data-driven Go/No-Go recommendations, and improve testing strategy based on measurable outcomes
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Security, and DevOps to embed quality early, influence architecture, and integrate accessibility, security, and privacy testing throughout the SDLC

Must Haves

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or SDET roles
• 3+ years leading automation strategy or serving as a senior technical QA authority
• Hands-on experience using AI tools for test generation, refactoring, and automation maintenance
• Experience evaluating LLM-based systems (prompt robustness, structured outputs, drift detection, and versioned regression suites)
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (TypeScript, Java, Python, etc.) and modern test frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)
• Demonstrated experience designing, maintaining, and scaling test automation frameworks and CI/CD quality gates
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, lifecycle, and database querying (SQL/NoSQL)
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading quality initiatives with measurable outcomes

Nice to Haves

• Working knowledge of secure testing practices (OWASP Top 10) and performance testing strategy
• Familiarity with compliance, privacy, or regulated industry SaaS environments
• Experience implementing performance/load testing strategies
• Experience with accessibility testing strategy and tooling

Perks and Benefits

• Professional growth : Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps
• Competitive compensation : USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets
• Exciting projects : Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies
• Flextime : Flexible schedule with remote and office options