Senior Automation Engineer

🇨🇷 Costa RicaRemote

Posted May 18, 2026

Job Title: Senior Automation Engineer

Key Skills: Test Automation, JavaScript, TypeScript, Playwright, Cypress, REST APIs, CI/CD, Docker, GitHub Actions, Cloud Technologies

Experience: +7 YOE.

Location: Costa Rica

Mode: Remote.

We at Coforge are hiring Senior Automation Engineer (#21064) with the following skill set.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, execute, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks, scripts, and quality engineering solutions.
  • Contribute to automation tool enhancements, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous integration systems to improve maintainability and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with software, security, and cross-functional engineering teams to perform system-level testing, troubleshoot issues, and ensure software quality.
  • Analyze test results, diagnose issues across multi-tier architectures, and provide recommendations to improve system performance, reliability, and developer productivity.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, including at least 3 years as an SDET and 2+ years of experience with JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript and TypeScript for automation development.
  • Experience designing and building automation frameworks from scratch.
  • Strong expertise with frontend automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, TestCafe, or similar technologies.
  • Experience developing backend integration tests for RESTful APIs and working with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and source control systems like Git.
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and log analysis skills, including tools such as Splunk or GCP logging solutions.
  • Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills with experience working in Agile/Lean environments.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience testing cloud-based products and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with VPN technologies and networking concepts.
  • Experience with load, scalability, and performance testing.
  • Experience building internal tools to improve developer productivity and testing efficiency.

Posted On: 14-05-2026

At Coforge, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.

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