About the job
Job Title: QA Automation Lead - Technical Team Lead for Infrastructure.
Location: Seattle, WA
Contract Duration: Long Term
Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced QA Automation Lead who possesses a strong technical background in automation and infrastructure testing. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a keen ability to adopt new platform technologies and trends essential for scalable APIs and supporting systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Adapt quickly to new technologies in programming languages, libraries, architectural patterns, and cloud components.
- Possess a comprehensive understanding of data transport mechanisms and various integration methods, including synchronous and asynchronous techniques.
- Demonstrate expertise in API gateways.
- Utilize cloud technologies for testing, automation, and CI/CD processes.
- Lead automation coding and testing efforts for infrastructure items.
- Engage in test planning and provide consultation on automation frameworks.
Essential Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years of testing experience, including 2 years in a technical leadership role.
- Proficiency with automation frameworks and CI/CD methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with API gateways such as Mashery, Apigee, or NGinX.
- Technical skills in infrastructure, SQL, and automation using C# and NServiceBus.
Additional Requirements: Strong business acumen is required as the role involves stakeholder interactions. CI/CD experience is highly desirable.

