Job Description

NetSPI® pioneered Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) and leads the industry in modern pentesting. Combining world-class security professionals with AI and automation, NetSPI delivers clarity, speed, and scale across 50+ pentest types, attack surface management, and vulnerability prioritization.

The NetSPI platform streamlines workflows and accelerates remediation, enabling our experts to focus on deep dive testing that uncovers vulnerabilities others miss. Trusted by the top 10 U.S. banks and Fortune 500 companies worldwide, NetSPI has been driving security innovation since 2001.

NetSPI is on an exciting growth journey as we disrupt and improve the proactive security market. We are looking for individuals with a collaborative, innovative, and customer-first mindset to join our team. Learn more about our award-winning workplace culture and get to know our A-Team at www.netspi.com/careers

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior QA Lead with a strong focus on test automation design and implementation. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in building automation frameworks from the ground up, driving automation strategy, and mentoring QA engineers. This role requires a hands-on leader who can architect, code, and scale automation solutions while ensuring product quality across complex systems.

Responsibilities:

Automation Strategy & Implementation

• Own the end-to-end automation strategy across projects.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks (UI, API, performance).
• Ensure automation is integrated into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Drive high automation coverage to reduce manual regression effort.
• Ensure automation coverage across functional, regression, performance, and integration testing.

Framework Design

• Architect scalable, reusable, and maintainable frameworks using JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Leverage modern tools such as Playwright (preferred), Selenium.
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for automation scripts.

Hands-On Development

• Write and review test cases and automation scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Implement advanced test strategies, including API automation, performance testing, and data-driven testing.
• Troubleshoot and optimize automation execution for speed and reliability.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, fostering technical growth.
• Provide guidance on automation design, coding practices, and test strategy.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps to embed quality into the SDLC.

Quality Governance

• Ensure automation frameworks are scalable to handle enterprise-level datasets.
• Continuously evaluate new tools and technologies to enhance automation efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

• 8+ years of QA experience, with at least 5+ years in automation design and implementation.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript for automation scripting
• Proven experience designing and implementing automation frameworks from scratch.
• Expertise with Playwright and Selenium or equivalent modern automation tools.
• Experience with API automation and performance testing.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience with cloud-based test environments.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise automation environments.

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in QA practices.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.