Senior QA Automation Engineer

The role

This senior role is for a QA automation engineer who will build and improve test automation for UI, API and backend systems, including a real-world machine learning platform. The work includes writing test plans, tracking bugs, mentoring other QA engineers, and integrating tests into the CI/CD pipeline.

What you will do

• Perform automated UI and backend/API tests, analyze results, and report defects.
• Continuously improve the test automation strategy to raise coverage and efficiency.
• Help develop automation frameworks that meet business needs and improve performance and usability.
• Automate tests to check functional requirements and performance KPIs.
• Ensure high product quality through functional and API-level testing.
• Understand business requirements independently and cooperatively.
• Mentor and guide other QA engineers on test automation best practices.
• Work with cross-functional teams to integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Architect, design and implement a reliable, scalable automation framework for a machine learning platform.
• Write test plans covering business use cases and test cases; identify, document and track bugs; perform regression testing.

Required qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience with UI automation tools such as Selenium, and API automation.
• 5+ years of experience with Python and/or J2EE or an equivalent object-oriented paradigm.
• Web application testing experience, including frontend and backend validation.
• Experience working in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Knowledge of Robot Framework and its libraries using Python.
• Strong proficiency in Python programming.
• Knowledge of Git workflows, including branching, merging and conflict resolution.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile testing methodologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ability and desire to learn new skills and take on new tasks.

Nice to have

• Experience automating test validation via API or through databases such as Snowflake, HIVE or AWS Athena.
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Elasticsearch, and SQL/NoSQL databases such as Aerospike, Thrift, CI and AWS.
• Knowledge of other test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Appium or Cucumber.
• Experience with container-based solutions.

About the company

Zeta Global is a NYSE-listed, data-powered marketing technology company founded in 2007. It runs an end-to-end marketing platform that combines a large proprietary data set with artificial intelligence for brands across digital channels.