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Senior Automation QA Engineer

Quito, Ecuador
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Build your future with Sovos.

If you're seeking a career where innovation meets impact, you've come to the right place. As a global leader, Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth while revolutionizing how businesses navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape.

At Sovos, we're dedicated to more than just solving compliance challenges – we're committed to making a positive and lasting difference in everything we do. Our teams operate on the modern edge of digital technology, working not only to solve complex business challenges but also to enrich our personal, professional, and local communities.

Our purpose-built systems provide the tools you need to thrive in a world where governments demand increased visibility, faster reporting and greater control over business processes. Excited about the possibilities? So are we!

Don't worry if you don't check all the boxes – apply anyway! We're focused on hiring the right people, not just the "right" resume. It's not about what you've done elsewhere; it's all about what you're capable of doing here.

The Work You'll Do:

As a Senior Automation QA Engineer, you will train others, master the business logic for one product, and learn about other products. You bring a deep understanding of our quality, development, and deployment processes and are aligned to Sovos Best Practices. You demonstrate a strong level of leadership and mentoring skills, serving as a change agent who facilitates the implementation, acceptance, and sustainability of change within the workplace.

You maintain commitment to goals in the face of obstacles and frustrations, adjust effectively to work within new structures, processes, and requirements, and are committed to building an effective team by creating trust, encouraging healthy debate, establishing commitment, and creating joint accountability to drive results.

More specifically, you will:

  • Share learnings in an engaging way and recognise when and how to share globally
  • Focus on coaching and mentoring, delegating to other team members as needed
  • Contribute to the most complex software delivery projects
  • Facilitate larger-scale initiatives to build out and improve build automation and continuous integration
  • Participate and collaborate on Class 1/2 issues
  • Visualise the full picture and provide impact analysis to the team
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for multiple modules in a product or products
  • Leverage AI-powered testing tools to enhance test automation, coverage, and efficiency
  • Use clean-code best practices with all automation and write different types of automated tests
  • Automate test cases/suites quickly and suggest improvements on automated tools or processes
  • Build automation projects from scratch and participate on automation projects as repo owner
  • Mentor and deliver feedback to team members, supporting other QA engineers by monitoring and helping
  • Exhibit a strong sense of self-awareness and authenticity
  • Build partnerships across the organisation to maximise collaboration
  • Connect with other Product and Technology teams and initiate changes to improve QA involvement
  • Maintain strong knowledge of Sovos Core Values and Global QA Practices to support other QA team members
  • Introduce changes to Global QA Practices
  • Communicate with impact consistently and foster collaboration between teams
  • Support team decisions and share responsibility with the team for successes and failures

What We Need From You

  • Technical Bachelor's degree
  • 5-8 years of experience in quality assurance or related field
  • Strong experience with Robot Framework with Selenium and Postman
  • Knowledge of global software functionality and QA best practices
  • Ability to help others inside and outside Product Development apply QA Best Practices
  • Ability to identify technical improvements on QA procedures and best practices and suggest improvements on existing practices
  • Experience with AI-powered testing tools and a willingness to integrate them into your workflow
  • Ability to manage complexity and demonstrate resiliency to stress and tight timelines
  • Ability to anticipate obstacles that may impact other products and teams
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster collaboration across teams
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and personal development

What Does Sovos Offer You?

The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside!

  • Flexible Time-Off
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits
  • Bi-Weekly Meeting Free Days
  • Mentoring Programs
  • Globally recognized Training and Development programs
  • Virtual English Club through Rosetta Stone, and more!

Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.

Company Background

Sovos is a global provider of tax, compliance and trust solutions and services that enable businesses to navigate an increasingly regulated world with true confidence. Purpose-built for always-on compliance capabilities, our scalable IT-driven solutions meet the demands of an evolving and complex global regulatory landscape. Sovos' cloud-based software platform provides an unparalleled level of integration with business applications and government compliance processes.

More than 100,000 customers in 100+ countries – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos for their compliance needs. Sovos annually processes more than three billion transactions across 19,000 global tax jurisdictions. Bolstered by a robust partner program more than 400 strong, Sovos brings to bear an unrivaled global network for companies across industries and geographies. Founded in 1979, Sovos has operations across the Americas and Europe, and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit http://www.sovos.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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