QA Automation Engineer (Triage & Document Center) at HeadSpin

About the Role

Mortgage Cadence is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to own automation coverage for our Triage and Document Center platform. You will design and build test frameworks from scratch, integrate them into our Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, and set the quality bar for one of our most critical functional domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain test automation frameworks from scratch across UI, API, and integration layers
• Own end-to-end automation coverage for the Triage and Document Center workflows
• Evaluate and select tools and technologies to meet evolving organizational quality needs
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps)
• Define quality standards, best practices, and onboarding documentation for future team members
• Collaborate with development, product, and DevOps teams to ensure testability at every stage of delivery
• Establish test data management strategies
• Design and build custom internal tools and utilities to support and extend the automation ecosystem
• Contribute to architecture-level testing strategy decisions across the broader QA organization

Required Skills & Qualifications

Programming & Scripting

• Proficiency in one or more of: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#
• Strong object-oriented programming and design pattern knowledge (Page Object Model, Factory, Singleton)
• Experience scripting for test infrastructure setup (Bash, PowerShell)

Framework Design & Architecture

• Proven experience building test automation frameworks from scratch
• Expert-level knowledge of UI automation tools: Selenium or Playwright
• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Behave) for behavior-driven test design
• Understanding of test framework architecture: modular, data-driven, keyword-driven, and hybrid approaches
• Ability to evaluate and select appropriate tools and technologies to fit organizational scale and needs

API & Integration Testing

• Deep understanding of REST APIs and HTTP protocol
• Hands-on experience with API testing tools: Postman, REST Assured, Karate

CI/CD & DevOps Integration

• Strong working knowledge of Azure DevOps — pipelines, work item tracking, and test plan integration
• Experience wiring automated test suites into build/release pipelines

Data & Database Testing

• Working knowledge of SQL databases and query construction
• Familiarity with database testing concepts and validation patterns
• Experience with test data management strategies: generation, masking, and seeding

Experience & Education

• 4–5+ years of hands-on test automation experience — building frameworks, not just running them
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Architecture-level testing strategy experience strongly preferred
• Experience in a Mortgage, FinTech, or regulated-industry environment a plus

Soft Skills & Strategic Thinking

• Ability to define and champion quality standards and best practices across teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving instincts
• Comfortable collaborating with development, product, and DevOps stakeholders
• Comfortable remotely working with team members across multiple time zones
• Strong documentation discipline — onboarding guides, process docs, and testing SOPs for future hires

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