Jobs at Socium - Teams Done Differently

General DescriptionJoin a fast-growing, technology-driven organization delivering advanced digital platforms and AI-enabled solutions at scale. We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with strong automation expertise and exposure to AI/ML systems to help ensure high quality, reliability, and performance across modern enterprise applications.This role is ideal for a hands-on, senior-level QA engineer who can independently design and implement automation frameworks, validate complex system behaviors, and support quality assurance for AI-driven features and intelligent platforms.You will work closely with engineering, product, and platform teams to build scalable automation strategies and ensure high-confidence releases across APIs, applications, and AI-powered components.This is a freelance / contract, hybrid role with an urgent hiring timeline, supporting engineering teams building high-impact digital and AI-enabled solutions.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.Implement automated regression suites integrated with CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast and reliable releases.Validate complex workflows, distributed systems, and microservices-based architectures.Collaborate with developers and product teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and quality standards early in the development lifecycle.Identify test coverage gaps and improve automation coverage across critical system components.Support testing of AI/ML-powered features, including validation of model outputs, response accuracy, and system behavior.Develop strategies for test data management, environment stability, and automated test execution.Perform root cause analysis of defects and work closely with engineering teams to improve system reliability.Contribute to quality metrics, reporting, and release readiness.Drive automation-first testing practices and mentor team members where needed.Required Skills & ExperienceAt least 7–10+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with strong focus on test automation.Proven experience designing and implementing automation frameworks from scratch.Strong hands-on experience with automation tools such as:Selenium / Cypress / PlaywrightREST API automation tools (Postman, RestAssured, or similar)Strong programming or scripting experience in Python, Java, or JavaScript.Experience testing API-driven architectures and microservices environments.Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration.Experience validating complex test scenarios and enterprise-scale systems.Exposure to AI/ML systems or AI-enabled applications, including testing model outputs, prompts, or intelligent system behaviors.Strong debugging, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.Ability to work independently in a contract environment with minimal supervision.Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical teams.Preferred / Nice to HaveExperience testing AI-powered applications, LLM-based systems, or data-driven platforms.Familiarity with performance testing tools (JMeter, k6, or similar).Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).Background in DevOps practices and containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes).Experience working in enterprise or high-scale distributed systems. Show more Show less