Senior QAOps Engineer - Post-Quantum Cryptography

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior QAOps Engineer to join QuantumGate, a leader in post-quantum cryptographic solutions. This Senior QAOps Engineer remote role is vital for ensuring that our deployments, environments, and automation pipelines are reliable, consistent, and optimized for high-quality software delivery. You will work closely with DevOps and development teams to validate and test deployments across various environments.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate with DevOps and development teams to validate and test deployments across environments (development, staging, production-like).
• Verify successful installation and configuration of application components, including installation keys and dependencies.
• Support test data creation, masking, and refresh activities to maintain realistic and compliant datasets.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that incorporate automated testing and quality gates.
• Integrate automation frameworks and test suites (e.g., Selenium, RestAssured, Cypress) within build pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Collaborate with QA Automation Engineers to optimize test execution efficiency, including parallelization and dynamic environment provisioning.
• Conduct validation of deployment processes to ensure application integrity post-deployment.
• Execute smoke and sanity tests after deployments to confirm environment readiness.
• Set up and maintain dashboards for build/test status, deployment health, and quality metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in software QA, DevOps, or a hybrid QAOps role.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and test lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Solid scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) is a plus.
• Experience integrating automated testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress) into build pipelines.

Nice to Have

• Experience with API testing and validation in CI/CD workflows.
• Knowledge of performance testing and monitoring tools (e.g., JMeter, Grafana).
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and branching strategies.
• Exposure to microservices architecture and distributed systems.

What We Offer

• Competitive, tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package including education allowance, annual flight allowance, and health coverage.
• Relocation support to help you settle into your new role.
• Access to well-being activities such as sports and recreational events.
• Collaborative, innovative, and inclusive work environment.