Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EPAM Systems is seeking a contract Senior Automation Tester in Java to join the sprint team as an embedded member. This role is responsible for reviewing completed work, managing the staging release process, and maintaining the health of automated test suites while participating in team activities such as standups and sprint planning.
Responsibilities
• Verify completed work against acceptance criteria, design intent, and expected product behavior
• Test changes in the development environment, including adjacent functionality at risk of regression
• Document defects in Linear with reproduction steps, expected and actual behavior, environment, and severity
• Provide Product stakeholders with a concise summary of each release candidate for approval
• Own the staging release process and determine which completed items are ready for promotion
• Execute releases using the team's automation and promote work that passes quality review
• Return failed items to the owning engineer with clear reproduction details
• Run and maintain Playwright, unit, and integration test suites
• Triage failures and distinguish product defects from flaky tests
• Diagnose and repair flaky or outdated tests
• Identify duplicate tests, dead tests, coverage gaps, and inaccurate test-plan status
• Extend or repair test specifications when it is the most efficient path to restoring coverage
Skills
• 3+ years of experience in QA or test automation roles with strong product judgment and the ability to identify gaps between a technically passing implementation and the intended outcome
• Experience with risk-based test prioritization
• Proficiency in AI-assisted QA or development tools such as Claude, Claude Code, or equivalent
• Expertise in Playwright, including running, interpreting, debugging, and repairing end-to-end tests and diagnosing flaky behavior
• Working knowledge of Next.js, React, and TypeScript
• Familiarity with browser developer tools and application logs
• Clear written communication for defect reports and release summaries
• Ability to work independently within defined goals and processes
• Experience owning a release or staging-promotion process
• Knowledge of CI/CD, particularly with GitHub Actions
• Experience debugging Firefox and WebKit issues
• Experience testing mapping, geospatial, data-visualization, or scientific-modeling products
• Familiarity with analytics tools such as PostHog
Benefits
• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
Company Overview
• EPAM leverages its core engineering expertise as a leading global product development and digital platform engineering services company. It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.epam.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• EPAM Systems has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 34 in 2026, 120 in 2025, 172 in 2024, 232 in 2023, 373 in 2022, 359 in 2021, 502 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.