Sr. / Lead QA Automation Engineer (Angular • Golang • AWS / GCP • Full-Stack Automation)

Role : Senior / Lead QA Automation Engineer

Position Type : Full-Time Contract (40hrs / week)

Contract Duration : Long Term

Work Hours : PST

Work Schedule : 8 hours / day (Mon-Fri)

Location : 100% Remote

We are seeking a Senior / Lead QA Automation Engineer to assess the current QA landscape and build a test automation strategy and framework from scratch . This role is fully hands-on, covering Frontend (Angular), Backend (Golang), APIs, and Databases, while driving automation, CI / CD integration, and quality best practices across the engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, regression suites, and full-stack validation (UI, API, backend).
• Build and maintain automation frameworks using Cypress / Playwright / Selenium, and backend / API tools (Pytest, REST Assured, Postman).
• Integrate automated tests into CI / CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, Azure DevOps).
• Test Angular frontend apps and Golang backend / microservices, including data flows and distributed system behavior.
• Validate SQL / NoSQL databases and data integrity.
• Debug issues with developers and ensure testability in design discussions.
• Perform performance / load testing using JMeter, K6, Locust, or Gatling.
• Monitor logs / metrics with Datadog, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, or GCP Stackdriver.
• Document test strategies and lead quality reviews throughout the SDLC.

Required Qualifications