QA Automation Lead

Servers․com is a global IaaS hosting platform providing a full range of computing, storage, and networking services for US, Europe, and Asia customers. Our main product is a management system of various hosting services, including a customer portal and internal admin panels.

We are looking for a QA Automation Lead to define and execute a company-wide automation testing strategy for our hosting platform. The focus of this role is on building and leading the automation QA direction - designing the strategy, forming a strong team, establishing scalable processes, and ensuring high product quality across backend, frontend, and infrastructure layers.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Team Leadership

• Develop and implement a comprehensive QA strategy aligned with the company’s growth and technical goals.
• Build, lead, and expand the automation QA team.
• Define priorities, processes, and success metrics for the AQA function.
• Establish and maintain the necessary testing tools, environments, and infrastructure to support automation at scale.

Technical Leadership

• Design and evolve automation frameworks for API, CLI, and SaaS products.
• Increase coverage of existing UI automated tests and ensure their integration into the overall testing framework.
• Integrate automated testing into the CI/CD pipeline (GitLab CI, Allure).
• Apply Infrastructure-as-Code principles to testing, ensuring consistent and reproducible environments.

Infrastructure & Quality

• Automate testing for firmware, hardware compatibility, and operating systems.
• Develop scalable frameworks for testing complex network and infrastructure configurations.
• Implement shift-left and test-first practices across engineering teams.
• Define and monitor test coverage metrics, targeting 80%+ coverage of critical paths.
• Optimize regression testing processes to reduce execution time.

Requirements

Mandatory Experience

• 5+ years in QA automation, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Proven expertise in API test automation (REST/GraphQL).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, VLAN, BGP, OSPF) and Linux system administration.
• English: fluent in reading technical documentation and professional communication.

Technical Skills

• Programming: Ruby/Go/Python, JavaScript/TypeScript (nice to have).
• CI/CD: GitLab CI, Jenkins; familiarity with GitHub Actions.
• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix.
• Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse.
• Experience with network configuration management and testing of high-load systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience in hosting or telecom environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and culture.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and medical insurance.
• Relocation support to Limassol, Cyprus.
• Visa support.
• Daily office lunches.
• Challenging tasks and professional development opportunities.