VELAIO

QA Engineer / Functional & Automation / (Bilingual ES/EN)

VELAIO  •  Remote  •  4 months ago
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Job Description


This is a remote position.


Work Mode:

Remote (Colombia/LATAM) · Full‑time

Start:

Immediate

Languages:

Spanish (native) and

English B2, C1

preferred

for documentation and demos.


Role Summary


This is an

engineering

position. You will ensure end‑to‑end quality for custom software projects by

designing, coding, and maintaining automated tests

(UI/API) while executing focused manual testing where it adds the most value. You will

leverage AI

(LLMs/Copilot) to accelerate test design, data generation, scripting, and log analysis.


Responsibilities


  • Own the

    test strategy and pyramid

    (unit signals from dev teams, API and E2E focus in QA).

  • Build and maintain

    automation frameworks

    in

    Playwright (TypeScript)

    or

    Cypress

    ; structure page objects, fixtures, and utilities.

  • Design

    E2E/UI/API/contract

    tests; manage

    test data

    , mocking/stubbing, and

    environment

    configs.

  • Integrate suites with

    CI/CD

    (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps), enable parallel runs, artifacts, and quality gates.

  • Execute targeted

    manual testing

    (exploratory, UAT, regression) and produce

    reproducible evidence

    .

  • Drive

    defect triage

    and root‑cause analysis with engineering; reduce

    flakiness

    via robust waits/retries and observability.

  • Track

    quality metrics

    (defect leakage, MTTR, coverage on critical paths) and report trends.

  • AI in QA:

    generate/refine BDD cases, selectors, synthetic data, draft scripts; summarize logs and propose failure hypotheses.


Nice to Have


  • Contract testing

    (e.g., Pact),

    visual testing

    (Applitools),

    performance

    basics (k6/JMeter), mobile testing.

  • Python basics, Docker for local/CI runners, TestRail/Allure/Xray reporting.

  • Familiarity with

    Zoho

    (Projects/Desk/Analytics) or Jira/Confluence.


Tooling


Playwright, Cypress, Postman/Newman, GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps, Git, Docker (basic), Allure/TestRail (or similar), Miro/Confluence/Notion, Figma (review prototypes).


Requirements


  • 3+ years

    as

    QA Engineer/Software Engineer in Test

    for custom software or SaaS.

  • Strong

    TypeScript/JavaScript

    skills; hands‑on with

    Playwright or Cypress

    .

  • Solid

    API testing

    (Postman/Newman/Insomnia), JSON/HTTP;

    basic SQL

    for validations.

  • Experience with

    Git

    , branching strategies, and reading CI pipelines.

  • Practice with

    BDD

    (Given/When/Then) and translating acceptance criteria into automated checks.

  • Demonstrated use of

    AI tools

    (ChatGPT/Copilot or similar) to speed up QA with concrete examples.


Benefits


  • Contract:

    Employee.

  • Compensation:

    Competitive, based on experience (

    include salary expectations

    ).

  • Benefits:

    remote work, flexible hours, training in AI/automation, career growth.
VELAIO

About VELAIO

VELAIO started in 2010 as a software factory; we have completed over a thousand projects since then. From 2016 onwards, our highest growth area has been outsourcing nearshore development teams to Latin American and North America companies.

We believe in Latin American talent, so we are bridging the divide by finding the best professionals in the region to supply the market needs of the United States, Canada, and LATAM.

Our developers are fully prepared to face the multiple challenges that the market demands, with a primary specialization in technologies such as Java, .Net, Azure, AWS, and PHP. Our direct services are Staff Augmentation, Software Outsourcing, and Zoho Consulting. If you have delays or high costs in your IT projects, do not hesitate to contact us; together, we will make your projects successful.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Beaverton, Oregon
Year Founded
2010
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