Sr. QA Automation Engineer

About Halo: Halo believes in innovation by inclusion to solve digital problems. As an international agency of over 200 people specializing in interactive media strategy and development, we embrace equity and empowerment in a serious way. Our interdisciplinary teams of designers, developers, and entrepreneurial minds collaborate to solve complex business challenges while building meaningful relationships with our clients and their audiences. Working at Halo feels like belonging.

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our team in a hybrid position, with a strong emphasis on test automation over manual testing. The ideal candidate has solid experience validating APIs, UI, and backend systems, working with modern automation frameworks in JavaScript, and collaborating with international teams in English.

Responsibilities: Validate RESTful APIs and ensure the high quality of Ant-Man services. Perform CMS workflow testing and AEM Asset integration validation. Execute product upgrade and patch testing. Design, develop, and execute automated test cases for APIs and UI. Perform backend validation using SQL/JDBC with databases such as MySQL and Oracle. Conduct AWS QA validation, including Lambda and S3. Integrate QA processes into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Maven, and GitHub. Apply test automation design patterns and frameworks, including BDD, Page Object Model, and Singleton. Track, report, and follow up on defects using Jira, and maintain test documentation in Confluence.

Required Skills & Experience: Senior-level experience as a QA Automation Engineer. Strong automation focus with hands-on experience using JavaScript-based frameworks, such as: Playwright, WebdriverIO, Cypress Experience working with Cucumber and BDD methodologies. Solid experience testing REST APIs, UI, and backend systems. Knowledge of SQL/JDBC for backend and data validation. Experience working with AWS services (Lambda, S3). Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum environments. Advanced / Fluent English (spoken and written).

Nice to Have: Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). Knowledge of test automation architecture and framework design. Experience in distributed or international teams.

Benefits: 100% Remote work Salary in USD Opportunity to work on challenging projects for U.S.-based clients