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AlphaSights is seeking a highly experienced, self-driven Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our Software Engineering Team. We are a digital business in which continuous uptime, product quality, and user experience are critical to success. The role of the QA Automation Engineer therefore represents a visible and valued opportunity to have an immediate impact. Working alongside Software Engineering and Product Management, you will lead the design and implementation of automated testing solutions that scale across our platform, ensuring our applications are reliable, scalable, and meet the highest standards across frontend, backend, and APIs.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the design and development of automated test plans, suites, and frameworks across multiple projects
Mentor and guide junior QA engineers
Maintain and scale test automation infrastructure
Perform targeted manual testing, including exploratory testing, edge-case validation, and UI/UX verification
Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and testing priorities
Drive cross-team initiatives to improve QA processes, testing tools, and overall engineering quality standards
Monitor, triage, and investigate test failures
Provide feedback on UI/UX enhancements
Influence technical strategy related to performance, load, and security testing
Requirements:
Degree in a STEM subject (or equivalent experience)
Experience working at a similar level in a mature Engineering team
Technical expertise in designing, building, and scaling automated test frameworks using modern tools (ideally Cypress or Playwright)
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java
Demonstrated ability to architect automation solutions across frontend, backend, and APIs
Strong understanding of distributed systems, data validation (SQL/NoSQL), and test integration within microservice-based architectures
Proven track record of impact in previous roles
Highly driven and proactive
Meticulous with obsessive attention to detail
Nice to have:
Experience setting up or scaling automation frameworks from scratch
Experience with performance, load, or security testing tools
Track record of mentoring or leading QA teams
Experience with native mobile application testing, Kubernetes, microservices architecture, or cloud-based infrastructure