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Monks

Senior Automation Engineer

Bogotá , Colombia
Remote

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Own the end-to-end quality for modern web applications by building and scaling automated testing strategies across frontend and backend systems, enhancing release confidence.

Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).

About the Role

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you’ll own and elevate end-to-end quality for modern web applications, building and scaling automated testing (with a strong focus on Playwright) across frontend and backend systems while partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to enable fast, reliable releases.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive Test Plans and detailed Test Cases based on requirements, technical specs, and risk assessments
  • Build, execute, and evolve robust automated test suites using Playwright (must) and related frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Robot Framework)
  • Implement and maintain API testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and reliability (e.g., Postman, REST-assured, or equivalent)
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, improving release confidence and shortening feedback cycles
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to understand architecture, identify risks, and ensure coverage of critical user journeys
  • Analyze test results, document defects with precision, and track issues in JIRA (or similar), ensuring clarity and accountability
  • Champion QA best practices across the organization, contributing to continuous improvement and mentoring as needed
  • Proactively explore edge cases and failure modes, using curiosity and critical thinking to uncover hidden risks
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, retrospectives) and contribute to team delivery commitments
  • Other duties as assigned

About You

Qualifications & Skills

  • 5+ years of relevant QA experience, spanning manual and automated testing
  • Proven ability to create high-quality Test Plans/Test Cases that drive comprehensive coverage
  • Advanced proficiency in JavaScript for writing and maintaining automation scripts (Python/Java a plus)
  • Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (must); familiarity with Robot Framework/Selenium or similar tools
  • Experience testing frontend applications, including React (must)
  • Working knowledge of API testing methodologies and tools (Postman, REST-assured, or equivalent)
  • Experience integrating tests into CI/CD and understanding core DevOps concepts
  • Proficiency with JIRA (or equivalent) for defect tracking, test management, and collaboration
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and independent problem-solving ability
  • Advanced English (B2+) with proactive, high-visibility communication (clear written updates, risk callouts, and status reporting)
  • Ability to manage priorities across multiple efforts while maintaining quality standards

 

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About Monks 

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

 

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

 

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us. 

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S4Capital focuses on building a digital advertising and marketing services business that disrupts traditional models by integrating content, data, and technology to deliver seamless, always-on solutions for a diverse range of clients, including global ...

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