Senior Quality Engineering / Test Automation Engineer - Remote in Mexico

Important IT company At the Latin American level, growth requires: Senior Quality Engineering / Test Automation Engineer A Quality Engineering professional with strong software engineering, test automation, API testing, Azure, and CI/CD expertise , capable of building scalable automation frameworks and validating complex enterprise and AI-powered applications. Core Must-Haves for Screening 7+ years QA/QE | 5+ years Automation | Playwright/Selenium/Cypress/Puppeteer | Programming | API Testing | Azure | CI/CD | Enterprise Applications Key Responsibilities Define testing strategies, quality standards, and automation frameworks across engineering teams. Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and suites. Implement automated functional, UI, API, integration, regression, performance, and security testing . Drive shift-left testing and quality practices throughout the SDLC. Integrate automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines. Develop test plans, test cases, and test scenarios; ensure requirements are testable and traceable. Analyze test failures, identify root causes, and drive resolution. Test complex enterprise applications, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and microservices. Validate reliability, scalability, resiliency, security, performance, and production readiness of Azure applications. Develop testing and evaluation strategies for Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, chatbots, RAG, and intelligent search . Mentor QA engineers and developers on automation and quality engineering best practices. Required Qualifications Experience — Must Have Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field; equivalent experience considered. 7+ years of software QA / Quality Engineering experience. 5+ years of hands-on test automation experience. Experience testing enterprise-scale applications in Agile/Scrum environments. Experience working directly with development teams throughout the SDLC. Technical Skills — Must Have Test Automation Strong expertise in at least one: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or Puppeteer . Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks. Automated regression testing and CI/CD-based test execution. Programming Hands-on programming experience with at least one: C#/.NET, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or PowerShell . Ability to develop maintainable automation frameworks and testing utilities. API & Integration Testing REST APIs, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI . Automated API validation, integration testing, and contract testing. Azure & DevOps Hands-on experience testing applications in Microsoft Azure . Experience with Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions . Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, including quality gates and release validation. Working knowledge of Azure services such as App Services, Functions, AKS, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Storage, API Management, Monitor, Application Insights, and Entra ID . Performance & Security Experience with load/performance testing and API performance validation. Understanding of software security testing and vulnerability assessment. AI Testing Working knowledge of Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, RAG, Azure OpenAI, and/or Azure AI Search . Understanding of AI testing challenges including hallucinations, grounding, accuracy, consistency, reliability, and output evaluation . Preferred Qualifications ISTQB Advanced, CSTE, AZ-900, or AZ-204 certification. Experience testing AI-enabled business applications. Experience with microservices, Kubernetes, and containerized applications. Experience establishing Quality Engineering practices across engineering teams. Leadership Competencies Technical leadership and mentoring. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Quality-first and continuous-improvement mindset. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Risk assessment and attention to detail. ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH AND SPANISH ESSENTIAL (Will be evaluated). If you are a foreingner residing in Mexico, you must have a valid INE, CURP, NSS and RFC. Job type : Remote. Location : Mexico Salary : OPEN Benefits : Excellent superior benefits.