Job Description
RYZ Labs is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join one of our client’s teams, from the sports merchandising industry! We are seeking a Quality Automation Engineer with deep expertise in automated test suite development, execution, and maintenance. This role focuses on building robust, scalable test frameworks, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines, and contributing to product quality across every release cycle. The ideal candidate brings AI-enhanced testing practices and collaborates closely with engineering and product teams in an Agile environment. Basic Qualifications: -5+ years of professional experience in quality automation engineering.- Expert-level proficiency with Playwright for end-to-end web test automation.-Deep experience with one or more test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, pytest).-Strong understanding of test plan and test case design standards, including boundary analysis and equivalence partitioning.-Proven experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI).-Experience using AI tools or AI-enhanced testing approaches to boost automation efficiency and coverage.-Solid understanding of software system workflows and ability to trace test coverage to product requirements. -Hands-on experience in Agile/SCRUM — comfortable with sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, and iterative delivery. What makes you stand out: -Exposure to performance or security testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, AppSpider, OWASP ZAP). -Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or RestAssured. -Familiarity with cloud testing platforms (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs). -Scripting experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Java. Key Responsibilities: -Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites across web and API layers using Playwright and other modern frameworks. -Build and enforce test plan and test case standards aligned to team and industry best practices. -Own integration of the test automation suite into the CI/CD pipeline to enable continuous delivery with quality gates. -Apply AI-assisted tooling to improve test coverage, defect detection, and maintenance efficiency. -Review and triage test failures, diagnose root causes, and coordinate fixes with engineering teams. -Contribute to framework architecture decisions, tooling selection, and documentation. -Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily standups within an Agile/SCRUM workflow. About RYZ Labs: RYZ Labs is a startup studio built in 2021 by two lifelong entrepreneurs. The founders of RYZ have worked at some of the world’s largest tech companies and some of the most iconic consumer brands. They have lived and worked in Argentina for many years and have decades of experience in Latam. What brought them together is the passion for the early phases of company creation and the idea of attracting the brightest talents in order to build industry-defining companies in a post-pandemic world. Our teams are remote and distributed throughout the US and Latam. They use the latest cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing to create applications that are scalable and resilient. We aim to provide diverse product solutions for different industries, planning to build a large number of startups in the upcoming years. At RYZ, you will find yourself working with autonomy and efficiency, owning every step of your development. We provide an environment of opportunities, learning, growth, expansion and challenging projects. You will deepen your experience while sharing and learning from a team of great professionals and specialists. Our values and what to expect: - Customer First Mentality - every decision we make should be made through the lens of the customer. - Bias for Action - urgency is critical, expect that the timeline to get something done is accelerated. - Ownership - step up if you see an opportunity to help, even if not your core responsibility. - Humility and Respect - be willing to learn, be vulnerable, and treat everyone that interacts with RYZ with respect. - Frugality - being frugal and cost-conscious helps us do more with less. - Deliver Impact - get things done in the most efficient way. - Raise our Standards - always be looking to improve our processes, our team, our expectations. Status quo is not good enough and never should be.
