Quality Assurance Automation Engineer -Dallas, TX

Photon is seeking a Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable software solutions. The role focuses on designing automation frameworks, developing test strategies, validating system functionality and controls, managing defects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies aligned with business and technical requirements
• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and automated test suites
• Create and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for functional and non-functional testing
• Perform integration testing to validate end-to-end workflows, interfaces, APIs, and system interactions
• Execute regression testing to ensure application stability following code changes and releases
• Validate business controls, system controls, and compliance requirements through structured testing processes
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution
• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, developers, and DevOps teams to ensure quality objectives are met
• Participate in requirements reviews, design reviews, and sprint planning activities
• Develop automated API, UI, integration, and database test scripts
• Analyze test results and provide quality metrics, defect trends, and risk assessments
• Support release validation, production verification, and post-deployment testing activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and testing methodologies

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• 6-10 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Test Automation, or Software Testing
• Strong experience developing and maintaining automated testing frameworks
• Proven expertise in integration, regression, functional, and end-to-end testing
• Experience with defect lifecycle management and issue tracking tools
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and DevOps methodologies
• Experience validating system controls and compliance-related requirements
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills