Senior QA Specialist, Test Automation

Who we are: 

We are a full-service agency and content studio dedicated to helping companies grow through strategy, creativity, technology services, and human talent. We combine innovative thinking, digital production, and specialized talent to deliver high-impact solutions for regional and international clients.

At Boombit, we work with multidisciplinary teams across Latin America, supporting digital products, creative technology, content operations, and staff augmentation solutions for companies that need agile, reliable, and scalable execution.

Job purpose: 

We are seeking a Senior QA Specialist, Test Automation, to help strengthen the quality, reliability, and release confidence of a digital platform environment. This role is ideal for a quality engineering professional who can design and implement automated testing frameworks, reduce repetitive manual testing, improve test coverage, and collaborate closely with software engineering teams across the full software development life cycle.

This is not a traditional QA role. The Senior QA Specialist, Test Automation will act as a technical quality advocate, helping the team build, test, and release software faster, with greater consistency and confidence.

Job details: 

• Location: 100% Remote. Open to candidates based in Costa Rica, Mexico, or Colombia.
• Schedule: Monday to Friday, aligned with business operating hours
• Job Type: Temporary contract, full-time engagement, approximately 4 to 6 months.
• Language Proficiency: Spanish native or fluent, English C1+ for reading, writing, and conversation
  
• Availability: Immediate availability preferred
  

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks for web-based digital platforms.
• Develop and execute end-to-end, regression, functional, and integration test suites using Playwright, BrowserStack, or similar tools.
• Reduce reliance on repetitive manual testing by identifying automation opportunities across key workflows.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, especially GitHub Actions or comparable deployment workflows.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and technical leads to ensure new features are supported by proper automated test coverage.
• Establish structured test management, documentation, and reporting practices using tools such as TestRail, Jira, GitHub, or similar platforms.
• Provide clear visibility into product quality, test results, release readiness, and risk areas.
• Support the engineering team in defining best practices for testable, reliable, and maintainable software.
• Contribute to error tracking, defect documentation, root cause analysis, and continuous quality improvement.
• Ensure production issues are documented, analyzed, and converted into preventive automated test cases when applicable.
• Act as a quality advocate within Agile teams, promoting a proactive quality engineering mindset across the SDLC.

Academic Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Equivalent professional experience in software development, quality engineering, or test automation will also be considered.
• Relevant certifications in QA automation, Agile, software testing, or cloud-based testing tools are a plus.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of professional experience in QA Automation, Software Testing, SDET, or Quality Engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright or similar automation frameworks such as Cypress, Selenium, WebdriverIO, or equivalent.
• Experience designing, scaling, and maintaining automated testing frameworks for web-based applications or digital platforms.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end testing, regression testing, functional testing, integration testing, and cross-browser testing.
• Experience building and maintaining automated test suites to reduce repetitive manual testing and improve release confidence.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Experience with test management, defect tracking, and collaboration tools such as Jira, TestRail, GitHub, Confluence, or equivalent platforms.
• Ability to work closely with software engineers, product owners, and technical stakeholders in Agile environments.
• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle and modern product release processes.
• Ability to identify quality risks, test coverage gaps, and automation opportunities across critical workflows.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Windows/MacOS: In-depth knowledge of operating systems such as Windows or MacOS.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience introducing or scaling automated testing practices in a growing product or platform environment.
• Experience with BrowserStack or cross-browser testing platforms.
• Knowledge of API testing tools and practices.
• Experience with performance, accessibility, or security testing is a plus.
• Familiarity with JavaScript, TypeScript, or another programming language commonly used in test automation.
• Experience working with distributed or remote engineering teams.
• Background in digital platforms, advertising technology, creative technology, SaaS, or agency environments is a plus.
  

Nice to have, not exclusive

• Experience with observability, monitoring, or error tracking tools.
• Experience defining QA metrics and release quality dashboards.
• Experience working with product teams to improve acceptance criteria and testability.
• Knowledge of Dynamic Creative Optimization, digital advertising platforms, or content technology environments.
  

Core Competencies: 

At our company, we believe that success is not just about technical proficiency but also how you work with others and approach challenges. As part of our team, you’ll be expected to demonstrate the following key competencies:

• Cultivates Innovation:
  • Generates useful ideas that are new, better, or unique.
  • Introduces fresh perspectives on problems, moving beyond conventional approaches.
  • Challenges the status quo and pushes for continuous improvement.
• Collaborates:
  • Works effectively with others across the organization to achieve common goals.
  • Earns the trust and support of colleagues by being open and communicative.
• Manages Complexity:
  • Gather data from various sources to solve complex problems.
  • Weighs the pros and cons of different solutions and assesses risks and benefits.
  • Analyzes diverse information sources thoroughly before defining problems and implementing solutions.
• Communicates Effectively:
  • Conveys messages clearly, compellingly, and concisely.
  • Shares helpful and timely information with team members across the organization. 

How to apply: 

If you are excited about creating impactful solutions and working with a passionate team, please send your updated CV and a portfolio or links to relevant projects through the form we have for this position on our careers page.