Ai-driven quality automation engineer

About Grey Parrot Systems
Grey Parrot Systems (GPARROT) is a women-owned, BEP-certified IT services firm headquartered in Naperville, IL. We partner with mid-market enterprises to deliver AI-first, governance-driven digital transformation. Our team of seasoned CIO/CTO practitioners works side-by-side with clients across retail, logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare — and we're growing.
About the Role
This is an AI-Driven Quality (AI-DLC) role — quality engineering for the AI era. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and QA teams to drive quality from requirements through production-ready automation. This is not a \"write a few Playwright scripts\" role — it requires a quality engineering mindset, strong test architecture instincts, and the ability to translate business requirements directly into robust, traceable automated coverage using AI-assisted tooling.
Must-Have Skills
Strong hands-on expertise with Playwright + Type Script
Experience with functional and visual test automation
Solid API testing experience
Hands-on experience with Jira and Zephyr for test management and traceability
Experience with CI/CD pipelines — Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or Azure Dev Ops
Proven experience in test architecture and framework development
Exposure to AI-assisted testing or quality engineering tools
Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and quality engineering principles
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop automated functional and visual test solutions using Playwright, Type Script, and AI-assisted quality engineering tools
Convert business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and design specifications into robust automated test coverage with clear traceability
Build and maintain reusable automation components — page objects, test utilities, test data strategies, and quality governance standards
Integrate automation workflows with Jira, Zephyr, CI/CD pipelines, reporting platforms, and quality dashboards for end-to-end visibility
Implement visual validation, component-level verification, regression testing, and quality gates to catch functional and UI defects early
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve testability, define automation-ready requirements, and continuously enhance engineering quality practices
Tech Stack
Playwright · Type Script · API Testing · Jira · Zephyr · Jenkins · Git Hub Actions · Azure Dev Ops · AI-Assisted Testing Tools · Visual Regression Tools
Nice to Have
Experience with AI-powered test generation or self-healing automation
Experience testing AI-powered or LLM-integrated applications
ISTQB or equivalent QA certification
Experience designing test architecture/governance standards from scratch
Familiarity with performance testing tools (k6, JMeter)
Grey Parrot Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As a women-owned, BEP and WBENC-certified firm, diversity and inclusion are core to who we are. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences — including those from underrepresented groups in technology. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
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