Technical QA Automation Specialist

TL;DR

Technical QA Automation Specialist (QA Automation): Convert manual test cases and QA workflows into reliable automated and AI-assisted tests with an accent on end-to-end regression coverage, debugging flaky/failing tests, and improving maintainability with engineering. Focus on building browser automation suites (Cypress/Puppeteer/Playwright), evaluating AI QA tools, and documenting repeatable automation standards.

Location: Remote

Salary: Up to $20/hour

Company

hirify.global builds a workplace case management and employee relations platform for sensitive reports, investigations, and workflows.

What you will do

• Convert manual test cases and QA workflows into automated tests.
• Build and maintain end-to-end tests using Cypress and Puppeteer (and similar tools).
• Use AI-assisted QA tools and workflows to speed up test creation, maintenance, and issue discovery.
• Define practical automation coverage for core product workflows and create automated regression tests for high-risk areas.
• Debug failing automated tests and determine whether failures come from product bugs, test issues, data issues, or environment issues.
• Document testing patterns, automation standards, and AI-assisted QA workflows; support manual QA when needed.

Requirements

• Experience writing automated tests for modern web applications.
• Hands-on experience with Cypress, Puppeteer, Playwright, or similar browser automation tools.
• Ability to convert manual test steps into stable automated test cases.
• Basic understanding of JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Familiarity with web application behavior, APIs, browser developer tools, and debugging.
• Ability to evaluate whether AI-generated test cases are accurate, useful, and maintainable.

Nice to have

• Experience transitioning a team from manual QA to automated QA.
• Experience evaluating QA platforms or automation vendors.
• Experience reducing flaky tests and improving test reliability.
• Experience with Docker-based test environments and AWS/Kubernetes-based environments.
• Experience testing permissions, workflows, reporting, dashboards, or case management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Contractor role with compensation up to $20/hour depending on experience.
• Remote work arrangement.
• Hands-on role partnering with engineering and product to improve release confidence and regression coverage.
• Opportunity to move from manual QA toward stronger automated and AI-assisted testing.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on automation experience, debugging approach, and ability to convert manual coverage into reliable automated tests.
• Discussion of experience evaluating AI-assisted QA tools and defining practical automation coverage.