About LighthouseAI
LighthouseAI provides pharmaceutical state licensing software and services to pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale distributors, logistics companies, and pharmacies. The LighthouseAI product suite includes LighthouseAI Intelligence®, which uses artificial intelligence to automate compliance requirement research, and LighthouseAI Management® which enables maintenance. LighthouseAI creates a stress-free and streamlined state licensing experience with support from our expert industry veterans and professional solutions.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive our software quality initiatives. This role requires a hands-on leader who can design, implement, and optimize automation frameworks, mentor a team of engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, reliable software products in an Agile environment.
This is a full-time remote position.
Working Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm ET
Applicant must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Strategy & Planning: Establish and coordinate the overall automation test strategy based on test plans written for each Sprint ticket. Ensure there is an automation test strategy for backlog manual test cases.
- Automation Development: Lead the design, development, maintenance, and execution of robust and scalable automated test scripts and frameworks (UI, API, backend).
- Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and guide junior QA automation engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
- Process Improvement: Drive the adoption of QA best practices and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines for seamless and efficient release cycles.
- Collaboration & Reporting: Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to triage bugs, manage the defect lifecycle, and report on key quality metrics and progress to leadership.
- Problem Solving: Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues, troubleshooting problems within the systems under test and ensuring timely resolution.
Work Experience Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in QA automation or as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), including experience in a lead or senior role.
- Technical Proficiency:
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
- Extensive experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, Playwright or similar).
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems.
- Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured) and database technologies (SQL/NoSQL).
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Other Qualifications:
- Basic understanding of AI driven QA Approaches.
- Exposure to self healing Test Automation
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate a team.
- Experience working with team members located in different time zones.
Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000 annually
Benefits:
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
- STD, LTD, Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- PTO and Paid Holidays
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What We Do
LighthouseAI provides state licensing software and services to companies within the pharmaceutical supply chain, to help meet requirements set by regulatory agencies. The company was born out of Pharma Solutions, a consulting and services company started in 2015 by our CEO and Founder, Sumeet Singh.
