Senior Automation QA Engineer (Python)

WHO WE ARE:

Volpis is a company of ambitious professionals providing Web & Mobile App Design and Development services for more than 10 years. Regularly listed in the Top IT Outsourcing Companies and Top Custom Software Development Companies on Clutch.co. Being a full-service company, we provide expertise in all phases of the software development life cycle. We’ve successfully covered more than 100 products all over the world. Together, we’ve created a dynamic, fun, inspiring environment where we can be ourselves and grow each day.

Our client is a well-established American company with a long history in navigation. Today it builds connected technology for the transportation industry: truck GPS tablets, mobile apps, and a web platform for fleet management. The products help professional drivers and businesses move more safely and efficiently.

We are looking for a strong AQA Engineer to join an experienced team working on the client’s product ecosystem. The work covers the web platform and related services, with real-world impact on thousands of drivers and fleets across North America.

Required experience/skills:

4+ years of experience in software QA, including strong hands-on experience testing mobile applications on iOS and Android;

Strong experience with both manual and automated testing;

Hands-on experience designing, writing, and maintaining automated tests;

Strong knowledge of Python and experience with pytest or similar test automation frameworks;

Ability to write clean, maintainable, and reusable automation code;

Good understanding of OOP principles and basic software architecture concepts;

Strong understanding of test design techniques, exploratory testing, regression testing, and risk-based testing;

Experience defining test strategy and selecting appropriate test coverage based on product and release risks;

Strong REST API testing experience, including authentication, request/response validation, error handling, and API workflows;

Good understanding of HTTP methods, status codes, headers, JSON, authentication mechanisms, and client-server architecture;

Ability to investigate issues using logs, API responses, browser/device debugging tools, and backend information;

Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines;

Experience with Git and modern CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps;

Experience working with test management systems such as TestRail, Xray, Zephyr, or similar;

Experience with Jira or similar issue-tracking systems;

Ability to review requirements, identify gaps and ambiguities, challenge assumptions, and define test scenarios before development is completed;

Strong understanding of release testing, regression strategy, defect prioritization, and production risk assessment;

Ability to communicate quality risks clearly to developers, product managers, and customers;

Experience using AI tools to support requirements analysis, test design, debugging, automation, or QA process improvement;

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

Upper-Intermediate or higher English

Leadership & Process Ownership:

Experience improving or establishing QA processes at a project or company level;

Ability to define minimum QA standards across multiple projects or teams;

Experience mentoring QA engineers and reviewing their testing approach;

Ability to evaluate QA effectiveness across multiple projects without micromanaging individual testers;

Experience performing root-cause analysis for production defects and improving processes based on findings;

Ability to balance quality, business priorities, delivery timelines, and release risks;

Experience collaborating with engineering and product teams to introduce shift-left testing practices.

Would be a plus:

Experience with mobile UI automation;

Experience with Playwright, Selenium, Appium, XCTest, Espresso, or similar tools;

Knowledge of Docker;

Experience testing applications with complex backend integrations;

Experience with performance, security, or accessibility testing;

Experience setting up automation infrastructure from scratch.

Responsibilities:

Analyze product requirements and identify risks, gaps, ambiguities, and edge cases before development is completed;

Define appropriate test strategy and coverage for new features and releases;

Perform functional, exploratory, regression, integration, API, and mobile testing;

Create and maintain meaningful test documentation, including test cases, checklists, test plans, and regression suites where appropriate;

Design, implement, and maintain automated tests;

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and monitor their reliability;

Investigate defects using logs, APIs, application behavior, and backend data;

Report defects with clear reproduction steps, impact, severity, and supporting evidence;

Perform root-cause analysis of escaped production defects and propose process improvements;

Assess release quality and clearly communicate risks to the team;

Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, business analysts, and customers;

Continuously improve QA practices, tooling, automation coverage, and testing efficiency;

Depending on seniority, mentor QA engineers and contribute to establishing consistent QA standards across projects.

Your Benefits:

15 days paid vacation + 5 public holidays;

7 days 100% paid sick leaves;

Sport and health compensation;

Flexible working hours;

Corporate training (internal and external);

IT Cluster membership;

Personal Birthday and anniversary gifts;

Сorporate parties and team-buildings;

Company legal and accounting support.

INTERVIEW PROCESS: HR Interview, Technical Interview, Сustomer Interview.