Senior QA Automation Engineer

Intetics Inc. , a global technology company providing custom software application development, distributed professional teams, software product quality assessment, and “all-things-digital” solutions, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior PHP Engineer to join our dynamic team.

The client is a leading company specializing in advanced cybersecurity solutions. They provide comprehensive security measures designed to protect sensitive data and systems from cyber threats. Their offerings include vulnerability management, threat intelligence, incident response, and compliance management. With cutting-edge technology and a team of experts, they ensure robust protection for organizations across various industries, helping clients stay ahead of evolving cyber threats and maintain a secure digital environment.

Responsibilities
- Take end-to-end ownership of QA for a new .NET-based product as the sole QA engineer.
- Define and implement the testing strategy, test plans, quality standards, and release readiness criteria.
- Select appropriate automation tools and build a maintainable test automation framework from scratch.
- Design, implement, and maintain automated tests covering critical functionality, integrations, and end-to-end workflows.
- Perform manual and exploratory testing to validate new features and identify issues beyond automated coverage.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable, actionable test results.
- Collaborate with developers and product stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify edge cases, and improve testability early in development.
- Investigate defects, document reproducible findings, and verify fixes.
- Drive release quality by assessing test coverage, communicating risks, and providing clear release readiness recommendations.

- Proven experience in a Senior QA or QA Automation role, with the ability to independently own the full QA lifecycle.
- Experience establishing QA processes and building test automation frameworks from scratch.
- Strong hands-on programming skills in at least one language used for test automation; no specific language is required.
- Solid understanding of test design techniques, risk-based testing, and selecting appropriate levels of test coverage.
- Experience testing APIs, backend services, and integrations.
- Ability to combine automated, manual, and exploratory testing effectively.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and working with Git.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, including working with logs, test data, and databases.

- Ability to select tools pragmatically, prioritize testing activities, and work independently in a new project with evolving requirements.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain quality risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have
- Experience testing .NET-based applications or programming in C#.
- Previous experience as the sole QA engineer on a product.
- Experience with performance, load, or security testing.
- Experience with containerized test environments and Docker.