Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join a quality engineering team focused on enhancing and scaling automation across a suite of learning‑based applications, preferably hybrid in Richmond, VA, but open to strong remote candidates in other states. This role will play a key part in advancing automated testing practices using Playwright, with a focus on increasing coverage, improving reliability, and supporting overall product quality.

This position is best suited for someone with a strong SDET background who is comfortable writing automation code, contributing to framework improvements, and helping guide team‑wide adoption of best practices. The ideal candidate brings a balance of hands‑on development experience and the ability to influence standards, mentor peers, and continuously improve automation processes. The pay for this role ranges from $53–$55 per hour, based on experience.

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• 7+ years of experience working in a QA Automation or SDET role with strong hands‑on involvement
• Build and maintain automated testing solutions (end‑to‑end, regression, and smoke coverage) using Playwright
• Write and support automation code in C# or Type Script as an active contributor
• Evaluate testing needs and expand automation coverage across applications
• Perform and support API testing to validate system integrations
• Work with automation pipelines and support execution within CI/CD environments
• Review automation code, provide feedback, and help maintain development standards
• Investigate test failures, identify root causes, and improve overall stability of automated suites
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and product teams to align on testing approach and priorities
• Provide guidance to other QA engineers and support adoption of automation tools and practices
• Contribute to enhancements that improve performance, scalability, and efficiency of automation frameworks
• Familiarity with tools like Postman for API validation
• Experience with performance testing tools, particularly JMeter
• Background supporting or contributing to automation transformation efforts
• Experience mentoring or coaching QA team members
• Exposure to AI‑driven tools or techniques within testing workflows