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Adventure is our Culture. Join a team that celebrates a lifestyle as bold as the terrain we love. At Backcountry, we are rooted in adventure, recognition, and wellbeing on and off the mountain. We spotlight employee stories, celebrate milestones, and offer exclusive outdoor perks. Whether you are at HQ, in a retail store, or remote, you will be part of a team that thrives on energy, exploration, and connection.
Reports to: Senior Retail Technology Architect
Location: Remote (US, Canada)
Build AI-Accelerated Test Automation
- Build and maintain scalable automation suites using Playwright across web, API, and mobile, contributing to broader QA frameworks and release validation standards.
- Use AI coding assistants and agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Playwright's planner/generator/healer agents) to generate test plans, test cases, page objects, and test data from requirements, Jira stories, and PR diffs.
- Review, validate, and harden every AI-generated test before it merges — you own the correctness of the suite regardless of what wrote the code.
- Drive down flaky tests and maintenance cost through resilient locator strategies, AI-assisted self-healing, and automated failure triage.
- Integrate automated quality gates into GitHub Actions CI/CD so every deploy is validated by the pipeline rather than by manual sign-off.
- Build and maintain functional, regression, API, and performance/load testing coverage using tools like Postman, JMeter, or k6.
Apply Testing Judgment Where It Matters
- Determine what should be automated, what can be delegated to AI, and what requires human testing — balancing coverage, risk, and release timelines.
- Perform focused exploratory testing on new features, UI/UX changes, and complex user flows to catch edge cases and usability issues that automation and AI miss.
- Turn every escaped defect into an automated regression check so the suite strengthens with each release.
- Partner with engineers to embed tests, API contract checks, and AI-assisted code review early in the SDLC to reduce downstream defect costs.
- Help define how to test AI-powered customer experiences (search, recommendations) where outputs are non-deterministic and need evaluation rubrics rather than exact assertions.
- Track and report quality metrics (automation coverage, defect escape rate, flake rate, test cycle time) to show where automation is paying off.
Contribute to a High-Performing Team
- Collaborate with QA peers and engineering teams, sharing knowledge, best practices, and the AI prompts and workflows that work.
- Provide input on quality practices and process improvements across the engineering org, focusing on reducing manual regression and UAT effort.
- Support and mentor QA engineers on automation and responsible AI-assisted testing, fostering a culture of quality ownership.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Testing, including 3+ years building and maintaining test automation that runs in CI/CD.
- Proven, hands-on experience with Playwright for web and API E2E automation; Cypress or Selenium experience is a plus.
- Strong automation fundamentals: ability to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable test suites and frameworks, and to diagnose and eliminate flaky tests.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript or Python (Java a plus); you write test code to the same standard as production code.
- Hands-on, day-to-day use of AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor) to write, refactor, and debug test code, with the discipline to validate and correct AI-generated output.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred), including parallel execution, reporting, and quality gates.
- Solid experience with functional, regression, API, and performance/load testing (Postman, JMeter, k6, or equivalent).
- Strong exploratory testing skills and the judgment to build risk-based test strategies across automated, AI-assisted, and manual coverage.
- Demonstrated SDLC and Agile experience with defect lifecycle management using Jira and TestRail.
- Ability to operate effectively under a steady release cadence and manage competing priorities with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
- E-commerce QA automation experience, particularly in environments shipping frequently with CI/CD integration.
- Experience building or adopting agentic testing workflows (AI test generation, self-healing tests, MCP-connected tools, or LLM-based failure triage).
- Experience testing AI/ML-powered features such as search, recommendations, or LLM-generated content, including evaluation of non-deterministic output.
- Familiarity with BrowserStack or similar cloud device and browser grids.
- Experience with observability tooling like Grafana or GCP-based infrastructure, including using production signals to prioritize test coverage.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
Why Join
The people who do best here are builders. They take ownership, move fast, and want to see the direct impact of their work.
- Cross-Functional Impact: Your work touches every engineering team and every release — automation coverage and quality gates you build directly shape what ships to customers across web, mobile, and API.
- AI-First Skill Building: You will work at the frontier of AI-assisted testing, using and evaluating emerging tools daily and building expertise that is defining the next generation of quality engineering.
- End-to-End Ownership: You own the automation framework, the CI/CD quality gates, and the testing strategy — from choosing what to automate to deciding how to evaluate non-deterministic AI features.
- Competitive Benefits (US): Paid time off policies, 401(k) match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.
- Competitive Benefits (Canada): Paid time off policies, RRSP match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a variety of supplemental benefit options, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.
Interview Process
-
Recruiter Screen - A 30-minute conversation with our recruiting team to align on the role, your background, and what you are looking for.
-
Hiring Manager Interview - A deeper conversation focused on your automation experience, AI-assisted testing approach, and how you balance coverage with release velocity.
-
Technical / Case Discussion - A hands-on session covering Playwright automation design, CI/CD integration, and your approach to evaluating and hardening AI-generated tests.
-
In-Person Interview - We'd like to meet you at one of our office locations. Details and logistics will be arranged with your recruiter.
-
Reference Checks - Conducted in parallel with the final stages where possible.
-
Offer - We move quickly for the right candidate.
Interview process is subject to change. Any updates will be communicated promptly and clearly.
Please Note
- Part of our interview process is a mandatory in-person interview with someone on our team prior to an offer. Candidates that are unwilling or unable to meet for an in-person interview will be removed from consideration immediately.
- Due to a high volume of fraudulent applications, you must share a valid LinkedIn profile URL in the application questions below to be considered. If you do not have a LinkedIn profile, you must provide a credible reason in that field and supply alternative evidence of your professional background to verify your identity.
CSC Generation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation during the application process, contact hrbenefits@cscshared.com.
Employment is contingent on a background check, including verification of prior employment dates.
This posting is for an existing vacancy. This position is not open to and cannot be filled by a B.C. Resident.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
INTRODUCTION
Adventure is our Culture. Join a team that celebrates a lifestyle as bold as the terrain we love. At Backcountry, we are rooted in adventure, recognition, and wellbeing on and off the mountain. We spotlight employee stories, celebrate milestones, and offer exclusive outdoor perks. Whether you are at HQ, in a retail store, or remote, you will be part of a team that thrives on energy, exploration, and connection.
Reports to: Senior Retail Technology Architect
Location: Remote (US, Canada)
Build AI-Accelerated Test Automation
- Build and maintain scalable automation suites using Playwright across web, API, and mobile, contributing to broader QA frameworks and release validation standards.
- Use AI coding assistants and agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Playwright's planner/generator/healer agents) to generate test plans, test cases, page objects, and test data from requirements, Jira stories, and PR diffs.
- Review, validate, and harden every AI-generated test before it merges — you own the correctness of the suite regardless of what wrote the code.
- Drive down flaky tests and maintenance cost through resilient locator strategies, AI-assisted self-healing, and automated failure triage.
- Integrate automated quality gates into GitHub Actions CI/CD so every deploy is validated by the pipeline rather than by manual sign-off.
- Build and maintain functional, regression, API, and performance/load testing coverage using tools like Postman, JMeter, or k6.
Apply Testing Judgment Where It Matters
- Determine what should be automated, what can be delegated to AI, and what requires human testing — balancing coverage, risk, and release timelines.
- Perform focused exploratory testing on new features, UI/UX changes, and complex user flows to catch edge cases and usability issues that automation and AI miss.
- Turn every escaped defect into an automated regression check so the suite strengthens with each release.
- Partner with engineers to embed tests, API contract checks, and AI-assisted code review early in the SDLC to reduce downstream defect costs.
- Help define how to test AI-powered customer experiences (search, recommendations) where outputs are non-deterministic and need evaluation rubrics rather than exact assertions.
- Track and report quality metrics (automation coverage, defect escape rate, flake rate, test cycle time) to show where automation is paying off.
Contribute to a High-Performing Team
- Collaborate with QA peers and engineering teams, sharing knowledge, best practices, and the AI prompts and workflows that work.
- Provide input on quality practices and process improvements across the engineering org, focusing on reducing manual regression and UAT effort.
- Support and mentor QA engineers on automation and responsible AI-assisted testing, fostering a culture of quality ownership.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Testing, including 3+ years building and maintaining test automation that runs in CI/CD.
- Proven, hands-on experience with Playwright for web and API E2E automation; Cypress or Selenium experience is a plus.
- Strong automation fundamentals: ability to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable test suites and frameworks, and to diagnose and eliminate flaky tests.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript or Python (Java a plus); you write test code to the same standard as production code.
- Hands-on, day-to-day use of AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor) to write, refactor, and debug test code, with the discipline to validate and correct AI-generated output.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred), including parallel execution, reporting, and quality gates.
- Solid experience with functional, regression, API, and performance/load testing (Postman, JMeter, k6, or equivalent).
- Strong exploratory testing skills and the judgment to build risk-based test strategies across automated, AI-assisted, and manual coverage.
- Demonstrated SDLC and Agile experience with defect lifecycle management using Jira and TestRail.
- Ability to operate effectively under a steady release cadence and manage competing priorities with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
- E-commerce QA automation experience, particularly in environments shipping frequently with CI/CD integration.
- Experience building or adopting agentic testing workflows (AI test generation, self-healing tests, MCP-connected tools, or LLM-based failure triage).
- Experience testing AI/ML-powered features such as search, recommendations, or LLM-generated content, including evaluation of non-deterministic output.
- Familiarity with BrowserStack or similar cloud device and browser grids.
- Experience with observability tooling like Grafana or GCP-based infrastructure, including using production signals to prioritize test coverage.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
Why Join
The people who do best here are builders. They take ownership, move fast, and want to see the direct impact of their work.
- Cross-Functional Impact: Your work touches every engineering team and every release — automation coverage and quality gates you build directly shape what ships to customers across web, mobile, and API.
- AI-First Skill Building: You will work at the frontier of AI-assisted testing, using and evaluating emerging tools daily and building expertise that is defining the next generation of quality engineering.
- End-to-End Ownership: You own the automation framework, the CI/CD quality gates, and the testing strategy — from choosing what to automate to deciding how to evaluate non-deterministic AI features.
- Competitive Benefits (US): Paid time off policies, 401(k) match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.
- Competitive Benefits (Canada): Paid time off policies, RRSP match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a variety of supplemental benefit options, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.
Interview Process
-
Recruiter Screen - A 30-minute conversation with our recruiting team to align on the role, your background, and what you are looking for.
-
Hiring Manager Interview - A deeper conversation focused on your automation experience, AI-assisted testing approach, and how you balance coverage with release velocity.
-
Technical / Case Discussion - A hands-on session covering Playwright automation design, CI/CD integration, and your approach to evaluating and hardening AI-generated tests.
-
In-Person Interview - We'd like to meet you at one of our office locations. Details and logistics will be arranged with your recruiter.
-
Reference Checks - Conducted in parallel with the final stages where possible.
-
Offer - We move quickly for the right candidate.
Interview process is subject to change. Any updates will be communicated promptly and clearly.
Please Note
- Part of our interview process is a mandatory in-person interview with someone on our team prior to an offer. Candidates that are unwilling or unable to meet for an in-person interview will be removed from consideration immediately.
- Due to a high volume of fraudulent applications, you must share a valid LinkedIn profile URL in the application questions below to be considered. If you do not have a LinkedIn profile, you must provide a credible reason in that field and supply alternative evidence of your professional background to verify your identity.
CSC Generation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation during the application process, contact hrbenefits@cscshared.com.
Employment is contingent on a background check, including verification of prior employment dates.
This posting is for an existing vacancy. This position is not open to and cannot be filled by a B.C. Resident.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Quality Assurance Associate
Align your credentials to EB category requirements
EB-3 covers QA roles requiring a bachelor's degree in a relevant field like engineering or life sciences. If you hold a master's or have specialized credentials in quality systems, document them carefully since they may support an EB-2 filing instead.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data to identify manufacturers, medical device companies, and pharmaceutical firms that have filed PERM applications for QA titles in the past two years. Consistent filing history signals an established sponsorship infrastructure, not a one-off arrangement.
Use Migrate Mate to find green card sponsoring employers
Migrate Mate filters QA Associate roles specifically by green card sponsorship history, so you're applying to employers already familiar with the PERM process rather than cold-pitching sponsorship to hiring managers who may be unfamiliar with the steps.
Get your ISO and regulatory credentials verified early
QA roles often cite ISO 9001, GMP, or FDA 21 CFR Part 11 experience in job descriptions. Having foreign training records evaluated by a NACES-approved credential evaluator before interviews strengthens your PERM-stage documentation and removes employer hesitation.
Understand how PERM recruitment rules affect your timeline
Before USCIS receives your I-140, DOL requires your employer to run a mandatory recruitment period with specific advertising steps. This typically adds three to six months before filing, so factor that window into any start-date or OPT cap-gap conversations with your employer.
Negotiate a clear sponsorship commitment before accepting an offer
Ask employers to confirm in writing whether they will cover PERM attorney fees and I-140 filing costs, and whether they have a waiting period policy before initiating the process. These details are easier to clarify at the offer stage than after you have already started the role.
Green Card Quality Assurance Associate: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Quality Assurance Associate role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Quality Assurance Associate positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled worker roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a field like engineering, chemistry, or life sciences. If the role requires an advanced degree or you hold a master's with specialized QA credentials, the employer can file under EB-2 instead. The PERM application locks in the educational and experience requirements the employer uses to justify sponsorship.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for a QA Associate role?
An H-1B visa is temporary, capped at 85,000 annually, and subject to a lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM and an I-140 petition leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries outside India and China. The trade-off is timeline: PERM adds a mandatory DOL recruitment phase before USCIS even receives the petition, making the process longer but the outcome permanent.
How do I find QA Associate employers that sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search Quality Assurance Associate roles filtered by employers with green card sponsorship history, so you're not guessing which companies will engage in the PERM process. Targeting firms in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, aerospace, and regulated manufacturing gives you the best results since those industries routinely sponsor QA professionals.
What does the PERM process look like for a Quality Assurance Associate?
Your employer files a PERM labor certification with DOL, which requires them to conduct a formal recruitment campaign and document that no qualified U.S. worker applied. Once DOL certifies the application, the employer files an I-140 petition with USCIS. You then wait for your priority date to become current before filing for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa. The full process from PERM filing to green card approval commonly takes two to four years for most nationalities.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on an H-1B or OPT?
Yes. Employers can initiate PERM while you're working in H-1B status, and many do so early to bank a priority date. If you're on OPT, the timing is trickier because PERM takes longer than most OPT periods, so you'd typically need an H-1B approved before your OPT expires. An immigration attorney can help structure the sequence to avoid gaps in work authorization during the PERM and I-140 stages.