Lead QA Engineer Mobile Test Automation (React Native, Payload CMS)

Lead QA Engineer Mobile Test Automation (React Native, Payload CMS)

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Summary: The QA Engineer Lead for Mobile React Native Test Automation with Payload CMS is responsible for leading quality and automation strategies across multiple development teams. This role emphasizes empowering developers to take ownership of product quality while delivering high-quality mobile and CMS-driven solutions. The position involves coaching, designing test strategies, and ensuring quality integration within agile teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in test automation and software development, particularly with React Native and headless CMS platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coach developers, product owners, and scrum masters on automation best practices.
  • Pair-program with developers to mentor and strengthen automation capabilities.
  • Identify automation gaps and develop tools to support testing efficiency.
  • Train teams to create and validate precise acceptance criteria.
  • Collaborate during initiative refinement to ensure clear test objectives.
  • Architect comprehensive E2E test plans spanning multiple teams and systems.
  • Develop automated tests for React Native applications and CMS-driven workflows.
  • Conduct exploratory testing and validate cross-platform user experiences.
  • Provide final sign-off for production readiness and coordinate release validation.
  • Enhance and refactor automation libraries and test utilities.
  • Implement dynamic test data, API mocking, and CMS content validation.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for scalable test execution.

Key Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience in test automation and 3+ years in software development.
  • Proven expertise with React Native testing and development.
  • Hands-on experience with Payload CMS, Contentful, or other headless CMS platforms.
  • Strong proficiency in automation frameworks/tools such as Playwright, Detox, Maestro, Vitest, or Jest.
  • Technical fluency in TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin, Java, C#, or Python.
  • Familiarity with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies; SAFe certification is a plus.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills to influence stakeholders and development teams.
  • Ability to adapt to fast-changing technologies and apply them effectively to business needs.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: QA Engineer Lead Mobile React Native Test Automation with Payload CMS

Location: Grand Rapids, MI 100% Remote (Candidates must be based in one of the following states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, or Kentucky)

Duration: Long-Term Contract / Contract-to-Hire

Interview: Video Interview

About the Role

We re seeking a QA Engineer Lead / SDET Mobile React Native Test Automation expert to lead quality and automation strategy across multiple development teams. This role is part of a Quality-Driven Development initiative, focused on empowering developers to own product quality and deliver best-in-class mobile and CMS-driven solutions.

You will coach developers on automation, build tooling, design test strategies, and ensure seamless quality integration across multiple agile teams.

Responsibilities

Drive Quality and Automation Strategy

  • Coach developers, product owners, and scrum masters on automation best practices.
  • Pair-program with developers to mentor and strengthen automation capabilities.
  • Identify automation gaps and develop tools to support testing efficiency.
  • Train teams to create and validate precise acceptance criteria.

Design and Execute End-to-End Testing

  • Collaborate during initiative refinement to ensure clear test objectives.
  • Architect comprehensive E2E test plans spanning multiple teams and systems.
  • Develop automated tests for React Native applications and CMS-driven workflows.
  • Conduct exploratory testing and validate cross-platform user experiences.
  • Provide final sign-off for production readiness and coordinate release validation.

Maintain Shared Automation Frameworks

  • Enhance and refactor automation libraries and test utilities.
  • Implement dynamic test data, API mocking, and CMS content validation.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for scalable test execution.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in test automation and 3+ years in software development.
  • Proven expertise with React Native testing and development.
  • Hands-on experience with Payload CMS, Contentful, or other headless CMS platforms.
  • Strong proficiency in automation frameworks/tools such as Playwright, Detox, Maestro, Vitest, or Jest.
  • Technical fluency in TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin, Java, C#, or Python.
  • Familiarity with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies; SAFe certification is a plus.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills to influence stakeholders and development teams.
  • Ability to adapt to fast-changing technologies and apply them effectively to business needs.

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