QA Automation Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Contract
• Salary: Not specified

Intersog® is a Chicago-based provider of ROI-driven custom web and mobile development specializing in the delivery of full-service, end-to-end solutions, and project resources to Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, and startups. We help our clients attack their ambitious business goals, solve skills shortage issues, and become innovative by building Dedicated Software Development Teams in Mexico, Canada, the U.S.A., and Ukraine and providing on-demand IT project resources to complete required skills on their in-house teams.

Job Description

Intersog® is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software quality assurance and automation testing, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. You will be involved in both automated and manual testing tasks, working closely with developers and product managers to identify potential issues before software release.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end Cypress automation frameworks using JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Build automation for our Frontend Applications.
• Implement automated validations for complex Kubernetes-deployed applications.
• Integrate automation tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.
• Contribute to system reliability by automating smoke, regression, and deployment validation tests.
• Collaborate with developers and DevOps for smooth test execution on preview/QA environments.
• Monitor and report on automation test results, coverage, and stability over builds.
• Ensure proper data-testid usage and implement testability improvements.
• Perform the following type of tests:
  • Automation Test
  • Black Box Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Smoke Testing (Automation)
  • Regression Testing (Automation)

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in automated software testing
• Strong programming experience in JavaScript/TypeScript
• Expertise in Cypress.io for UI and API test automation
• Proficient with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows for test orchestration and deployment validation
• Experience testing Micro Frontends and Microservices architecture
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and GitOps workflows
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs
• Experience with test result dashboards (Mochawesome), and Slack notifications for test outcomes
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD integration of automation tests

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior work on scientific platforms, lab automation, or protocol orchestration is a plus.
• Exposure to component libraries like Material UI and dynamic DOM handling.
• Experience with test case management tools (TestRail, Xray).
• Experience with feature flagging, environment config management.

Soft Skills

• Detail-oriented with a mindset for system-level validation.
• Effective communicator and team player in cross-functional Agile environments.