Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, Eluru

Staff Engineer- Quality Automation NeoITO is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer– Quality Automation to lead quality engineering strategy, automation architecture, and operational excellence across the organization. This role requires deep technical expertise in automation frameworks, testing strategy, CI/CD quality gating, and end-to-end quality governance across the entireSDLC. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who can architect scalable testing systems, mentor QA teams, and collaborate with Principal Engineers to build a world-class QA engineering culture.Experience: 10+ Years Location: Remote Availability: Must be available to work in CST(6.30 PM- 3.30AM IST) Key Responsibilities 1. QA Architecture Design&Implementation Develop and maintain QA architectural artifacts including testing systems, feedback loops, reporting, and integration layers. Document quality control mechanisms across the SDLC, including where and why specific test strategies are applied. Define scalable, maintainable automation architectures for Web, Mobile, API, Data Engineering, and AI workloads.Own and contribute to Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for quality engineering initiatives. 2. QA Engineering Standards, Policies&Tooling Enable the organization to adopt and adhere to QA engineering policies, standards, and procedures. Strengthen CI/CD pipelines through proper environment configuration, automation, and quality feedback loops. Evaluate, select, and govern backend QA tooling and frameworks based on performance, scalability, and compliance needs.Provide consultancy on technology choices and testing platforms aligned with technical and quality requirements. 3. QA Operations&Automation Excellence Lead quality automation initiatives across enterprise and eCommerce projects. Own and enhance Integration, Acceptance, Performance, and Security testing platforms. Train teams to distinguish meaningful, high-value tests from redundant or low-value tests across testing layers.Promote API and Web automation as core pillars of the automation strategy. 4. Strategic Quality Leadership&Evangelism Drive best-in-class QA strategies with a strong customer-centric mindset. Collaborate with Principal Engineers and cross-functional leaders to advocate for quality automation needs. Lead knowledge transfer, mentoring, and training to strengthen QA engineering maturity across the organization.Champion shift-left practices to embed quality control throughout the development lifecycle. Required Skills&Qualifications Technical Expertise Extensive hands-on experience with leading automation frameworks and tools such as: Appium, WebDriverIO, Selenium, JMeter, Chrome Lighthouse, Karate Labs, BrowserStack , etc. Applied knowledge of SAP products (S/4, Commerce Cloud/Hybris) is a plus. Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS , and related frameworks.Expert-level understanding of test strategy, test case design, planning, execution, and reporting. Experience working with test management tools like Zephyr or equivalent. Strong ability to define and implement Web&API automation strategies that shorten feedback loops and strengthen quality gates. Engineering&DevOps Alignment Proven experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines; strong advocate for Shift-Left testing. Experience working with ITSM practices (ITIL v4) including change, incident, problem, and knowledge management. Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a major plus.Ability to move beyond functional testing into non-functional testing (performance, security, scalability, usability). Professional Skills Ability to understand customer needs and build testing strategies that reflect their concerns and expectations. Strong diagramming and documentation skills (Miro, Figjam, Diagrams.net, Mermaid.js).Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field. 10+ years of relevant quality engineering and automation experience