QA Automation Engineer

Lumifi CyberScottsdale, AZ, US

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Job Description

QA Automation Engineer

Full-Time, Exempt

Location : Scottsdale, AZ or Remote

Salary : Competitive salary + Options

Lumifi is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to join our organization and establish our foundational QA Team. This is a unique opportunity to build our quality assurance function from the ground up, setting the standards and tone for future QA operations. The successful candidate will design, build, and maintain automated testing solutions across our entire technology stack, ensuring tests are reliable, fast, integrated into CI / CD pipelines, and continuously evolved alongside our codebase. This role partners closely with developers on test strategy and code reviews while collaborating with Product and Development leadership to establish quality gates that enable faster, safer product delivery.

Primary Responsibilities

Establish QA Foundation : Build Lumifi's QA Team from the ground up, setting strategic vision, operational framework, and quality processes that will serve as the foundation for future team growth and scaling
Design & Execute Test Strategy : Create comprehensive test plans and design, build, and maintain automated test suites across the full stack (API, UI, Integration, End-to-End) with deep product knowledge for independent feature validation
Integrate Quality into Development Lifecycle : Partner with Development, DevOps, and Product teams to establish quality gates, integrate automated tests into pipelines, and ensure testability is factored early into acceptance criteria and requirements
Build Test Infrastructure : Create and manage test data, mocks, and test environments while ensuring reproducible runs locally and in CI / CD pipelines; integrate tests into monitoring, alerting, and collaboration tooling as required.
Drive Quality Culture & Standards : Document test conventions and tooling standards, mentor others on testability and automation best practices, and set the tone for quality culture across the organization.
Maintain & Evolve Testing Systems : Continuously maintain and evolve automated test suites with ongoing platform changes, pruning and improving with each release, while tracking and documenting product defects and verification of fixes.
Scale QA Operations : Create the roadmap for scaling the QA function, including future hiring needs, team structure, and process optimization to support organizational growth

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or comparable field of study, and / or 5+ years equivalent work experience

Minimum 5+ years of software quality assurance and automation engineering experience

Demonstrated experience establishing or significantly contributing to QA programs and processes

5+ years of experience writing and executing both manual and automated test cases

5+ years of experience establishing and maintaining automated testing frameworks

Experience leading QA initiatives and mentoring development teams on quality practices

Technical Skills

Hands-on coding experience in automation frameworks

Proficiency in programming languages commonly used for test automation

Experience with API testing tools and methodologies

Deep understanding of various software testing techniques and methodologies

Experience leading test efforts across multiple web browsers and operating systems

Experience writing, executing, and monitoring test suites utilizing various technologies

Professional Skills

Clear communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities

Proven ability to drive deadlines and consistently produce high-quality deliverables

Experience mentoring team members and promoting testing best practices

Strong organizational and program management skills for establishing new initiatives

Ability to work independently and take ownership of building processes from the ground up

Leadership mindset with experience influencing cross-functional teams

Benefits

Health Insurance 80% paid by employer

Dental Insurance 80% paid by employer

Vision Insurance 80% paid by employer

Sick, Vacation, and Holiday leave

Equity Options offered for all employees!

Lumifi welcomes and encourages diversity in our workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

All candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer.

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