QA Automation Lead (Hands-on) - pharma/fully remote

7N is an IT services company with 30 years of experience creating IT solutions for over 200 organizations. They focus on providing stable and rewarding collaborations for IT experts, supported by dedicated agents who ensure professional comfort and continuous development.

• Proven experience owning and building test automation frameworks (Playwright or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of testing patterns (Page Object Model, Screenplay, AAA, data-driven testing)
• Deep understanding of modern testing strategies (test pyramid, shift-left, isolation, parallelism)
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript and Java (beyond test scripting)
• Solid experience in API testing (REST, integration testing, contract testing, data validation)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and quality gate ownership
• Structured approach to exploratory/manual testing
• Practical experience using AI tools in testing workflows
• Very good spoken and written English

Nice to Have:

• Performance testing experience (k6, JMeter, Gatling)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and containerized environments
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g. medical, pharma, IVD)
• Domain knowledge in laboratory or clinical systems
• Experience with test management tools (e.g. Allure TestOps, Xray, Zephyr)

• Own and continuously evolve the test strategy based on risk and business impact
• Decide what to automate at unit, component, integration, and end-to-end levels
• Build and maintain a Playwright-based automation framework (fixtures, parallel execution, isolation)
• Design and execute exploratory testing scenarios beyond automated coverage
• Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), implementing effective quality gates
• Use AI tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot) to accelerate testing while maintaining full ownership of decisions and quality
• Maintain QMS-compliant documentation (traceability matrices, test plans, reports)
• Enable and coach developers to own quality through best practices, patterns, and testability improvements
• Collaborate in an asynchronous, delivery-focused environment with minimal meeting overhead