[Remote] QA automations engineer lead

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Codelitt is a company that partners with ambitious businesses to build digital products that address real-world challenges. They are seeking a Senior QA Automation Leader to define and drive the automation strategy for QA certification across a complex enterprise platform, ensuring consistency and reliability in testing practices.ResponsibilitiesDefine the written standard for what it means for an environment to be QA-certifiedCreate a clear pass/fail bar for environment certification across services, integrations, and platform-level workflowsDefine what integration coverage means across a distributed service architectureCreate templates for required evidence, test results, service readiness, coverage expectations, and sign-offClarify terminology, ownership, and expectations so engineering, QA, and leadership teams are alignedAssess the current automated acceptance and integration testing landscape across dozens of servicesIdentify which services already have sufficient automated coverage and which services have gapsUnderstand existing test harnesses, Jenkins orchestration, service-level acceptance tests, and team-specific testing approachesDefine how automated tests should be triggered, monitored, reported, and used as certification evidenceHelp design a path toward running acceptance and integration tests in a more centralized, repeatable, and reliable wayWork with engineering teams to determine how missing or legacy test automation should be addressedDefine how test tenants, test data, and end-to-end flows should be exercised during certificationEnsure the certification process validates not only individual services, but also meaningful cross-service behaviorCreate or guide coverage matrix templates that show which services, workflows, tenants, and integrations are testedHelp identify high-risk integration points and prioritize automation work accordinglyPartner with service teams to confirm dependencies, expected behaviors, failure modes, and validation criteriaServe as the technical owner for the QA certification standardWork closely with QA, engineering, infrastructure, and delivery stakeholders to drive agreement on the certification approachHelp teams understand what artifacts they need to provide and what evidence is required for sign-offLead technical discussions around testing gaps, automation feasibility, and certification riskSupport cross-team adoption of the standard without turning the process into unnecessary bureaucracyHelp create a practical path from fragmented testing practices to a unified certification programCreate clear documentation for QA certification workflows, required artifacts, evidence templates, coverage expectations, and escalation pathsDefine how missed testing windows, incomplete coverage, or failed certification checks should be handledHelp build the foundation for compliance tracking across services and teamsSupport leadership sign-off by making risks, gaps, and readiness visibleContribute to a repeatable process that reduces manual coordination and gives stakeholders confidence in platform readinessSkillsA senior QA automation leader, test architect, or quality engineering leader with experience defining testing standards for complex distributed systemsExperienced working with large platforms made up of many services, teams, dependencies, and release pathsComfortable understanding existing test automation, identifying gaps, and defining what 'good enough to certify' means in a practical delivery environmentStrong with automated acceptance testing, integration testing, service-level validation, test orchestration, and CI/CD-based test executionAble to work across Java, Python, Jenkins, custom test harnesses, APIs, services, and existing QA frameworks, even when the current state is inconsistent or under-documentedExperienced turning fragmented QA practices into clear standards, templates, evidence requirements, and repeatable certification workflowsComfortable partnering with engineering teams, QA teams, infrastructure teams, and leadership to define requirements and drive adoptionPragmatic about automation: you know when to standardize, when to adapt to legacy constraints, and when to focus on the highest-risk gaps firstAble to lead without needing everything to be perfectly defined upfrontA strong communicator who can explain quality gates, testing gaps, risks, tradeoffs, and next steps to both technical and non-technical stakeholders7+ years of experience in QA automation, quality engineering, test architecture, SDET leadership, or similar rolesStrong experience defining QA automation strategy for complex software platformsExperience working with distributed systems, microservices, service-oriented architectures, or large enterprise platformsHands-on experience with automated acceptance testing, integration testing, API testing, and CI/CD test executionExperience with Java and/or Python-based test automation environmentsExperience with Jenkins or similar CI/CD orchestration toolsExperience working with custom test harnesses, legacy test frameworks, or mixed testing stacksExperience creating test coverage matrices, evidence templates, quality gates, and release certification criteriaExperience working across many engineering teams and aligning different groups around a shared standardExperience with enterprise delivery, platform certification, SAP-adjacent delivery, or large-scale environment validation is a plusExperience leading QA transformation, test standardization, or automation maturity initiatives is a strong plusCompany OverviewProviding you the best possible products and solutions using cutting edge technology and genuine, personal connections. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Miami, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.codelitt.com.