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# Senior Quality Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Garmin Ltd
- **Location:** Cary, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $68,250.0 - $88,750.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, C Sharp (Programming Language), Software Quality, Selenium, Software Project Management, SQL Databases, TypeScript, ReactJS, Garmin, Cypress (Programming Language), Playwright
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/60126094-senior-quality-automation-engineer

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in a technical field AND a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
 * Superior organizational and analytical skills
 * Proven leadership skills
 * Excellent oral and written communication skills
 * Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
 * Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to exercise sound independent judgment
 * Relevant experience or training in product and/or software quality automation processes and methodologies related to a Garmin core product market
 * Relevant experience or training in creating test plans and conducting usability tests for large projects

Desired Qualifications

 * Experience with the following tools/technologies:
 + C#
 + SQL
 + Javascript or Typescript
 + Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress
 * UI, API, or Unit Testing experience
 * Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
 * Previous experience working in a team environment
 * Strong working knowledge of Garmin product line and customers
 * Relevant experience writing automated test scripts
 * Relevant experience or training in creating test plans, conducting usability test, and/or writing test scripts

## Description

* Creates and executes small sets of new functionalities as part of a software project using C#, React & Javascript, and TypeScript to improve our web-based app and API
 * Apply design standards and procedures to create and execute well defined complex manual and automated test cases
 * Provide reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
 * Demonstrate ability to complete well defined complex tasks and/or projects
 * Lead contributions to advance technical research on new technologies related to quality automation
 * Provide technical input to product development plans and concept documents
 * Ensure manual and automated tests follow established standards, fully exercise targeted functionality, and are technically sound and executed properly in all phases of testing
 * Understand business impacts of issues and how they relate to quality-owned solutions
 * Demonstrate technical leadership for QA project planning
 * Make substantial contributions to determining feasibility of project goals/objectives
 * Offer suggestions to improve processes and can author new procedures
 * Independently determine general approach and specific solutions to technical problems
 * Demonstrate good judgment in setting schedules/risk-taking
 * Train and mentor less experienced Quality Automation Engineers
 * Perform all essential functions as defined for the Quality Automation Engineer 2