Senior QA Automation Engineer

About the role

Ultimate Jet Vacations (UJV) is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead quality initiatives across its luxury travel technology platform. This hands‑on position will shape testing strategies, build automation frameworks, and partner closely with engineering and product teams to ensure reliable software delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Define test strategies and plans for new features and product initiatives, collaborating with engineering and product to assess risks.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated UI, API, integration, and regression tests using tools such as Pest, Jest, and Playwright.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and monitor results, troubleshooting failures.
• Establish and track quality metrics including test coverage, defect rates, and flaky tests.
• Identify, document, and manage defects throughout the development lifecycle, performing exploratory testing for high‑risk features.
• Mentor junior QA engineers, promote best practices, and evaluate new testing tools and methodologies.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or a related role.
• Strong background in test automation and building robust automation frameworks.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional engineering and product teams.

Required skills

• Pest
• Jest
• Playwright
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI
• UI testing
• API testing
• Integration testing
• Regression testing