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AlphaSights is looking for a self-driven QA Automation Engineer to join the Software Engineering Team. The role focuses on designing and implementing automated testing solutions that drive development quality at scale, ensuring applications are reliable, scalable, and meet the highest standards, across frontend, backend, and APIs. You will work with teams based in London/Portugal and other offices across EMEA, US and Asia.
Job Responsibility:
Design and develop automated test plans and suites across multiple projects to validate software functionality and ensure regression coverage
Develop and maintain test automation frameworks and infrastructure and provide tools for developers to test their own code
Lead test automation efforts while performing targeted manual testing when needed
Create, manage, and maintain test data to support automated testing across environments
Support robust testing through API test automation, test data management, and cross-platform validation across browsers and devices
Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to define test strategies and acceptance criteria
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for fast and continuous feedback
Monitor, triage, and investigate test failures, raising clear and actionable bugs
Provide feedback for UI/UX improvements/enhancements
Continuously contribute to the overall improvement of testing tools, processes, and team best practices
Requirements:
Degree in a STEM subject (or equivalent experience)
Experience working at a similar level in a mature Engineering team
Technical expertise building and maintaining automated test frameworks using modern tools (ideally Cypress or Playwright)
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java
Strong understanding of backend APIs, data validation (SQL/NoSQL), and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with frontend testing (ideally React-based applications) and API or integration testing in distributed systems
Proven track record of demonstrable impact in previous roles
Highly driven and proactive
Meticulous with high standards and obsessive attention to detail
Nice to have:
Experience setting up or scaling automation frameworks from scratch
Experience with native mobile application testing, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture
Experience with performance, load, or security testing tools