REDevOps & QA Automation Engineer
RemoteStar is a recruitment and staffing agency that specializes in providing diverse, high-quality remote talent vetted by industry experts, enhancing companies' hiring capabilities.
We are looking for a DevOps & QA Automation Engineer to join our team during a pivotal architectural transformation. You will be directly responsible for building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated testing and validation, and driving best practices in release governance and infrastructure automation.
As we migrate from a fragmented set of tools to a productised platform, your work will enable high-confidence deployments, reduce risk, and ensure engineering discipline during rapid change. This is a hands-on role requiring initiative, attention to detail, and comfort working across build systems, cloud infrastructure, and test environments.
This role is best suited to an engineer (3–5 years’ experience) with a strong foundation in DevOps and a genuine interest in embedding quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Key responsibilities●Designing and owning end-to-end CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions
●Integrating and maintaining test automation into pipelines (unit, integration, system checks)
●Supporting the engineering team to create unit tests, enforce test coverage, quality gates, and release readiness
●Implementing environment provisioning, config-as-code, and infrastructure automation
●Working with data and software teams to support secure, reproducible deployments of services and pipelines
●Collaborating on the re-architecture initiative by helping define pipeline governance, release controls, and rollout safety mechanisms
●Supporting the evolution of infrastructure and test-related standards and documentation
●Participating in team ceremonies, reviews, and ongoing cross-functional collaboration
Skills and experience
●Prior work in an early-stage or growth-stage startup environmen
●3–5 years’ experience in DevOps, QA automation, or platform engineering
●Deep experience with CI/CD tooling — ideally GitHub Actions
●Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go for automation scripting
●Experience with infrastructure as code – SAM, AWS CDK
●Familiarity with test automation frameworks (pytest, unittest, etc.)
●Understanding of modern software delivery workflows and testing strategies
●Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred), including basic IAM, S3, and EC2
●Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes)
●Familiarity with relational databases and test data handling (we use AWS
RDS / MySQL)
●Dashboarding and monitoring with AWS platform and tools
●A pragmatic, reliability-focused mindset, with high attention to detail
Nice to haves
●Experience embedding quality assurance into pipelines (test coverage
enforcement, flaky test detection, etc.)
●Mobile app automated test technologies, particularly Android Java
●Familiarity with system monitoring and alerting tooling
●Exposure to data pipelines or scientific computing environments
●Previous involvement in platform re-architecture or CI/CD transformation
projects
●Experience building release governance or audit mechanisms
●Prior work in an early-stage or growth-stage startup environments
●Prior work in an early-stage or growth-stage startup environm●Prior work in an early-stage or growth-stage startup
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RemoteStar helps businesses hire and manage top talent vetted by world-class CTOs for their technical, communication, and remote readiness. We provide end-to-end hiring, recruiting, and staffing services to operate a continuous recruitment pipeline that enables us to build a diverse global pool of talent across all major technologies. This allows our clients to hire quickly, within their budget, and at the same time ensuring high-quality candidates who fit the cultural expectations and work requirements of their teams.
We prioritize building teams that are diverse in thought, culture, and perspective. By leveraging remote work, we not only attract and retain top female developers but also ensure that the teams we assemble are well-rounded and equipped to tackle modern-day challenges. All our talent goes through a rigorous vetting process including assessments on communication, technical skills, and remote readiness to ensure an exceptional fit. Moreover, we take care to protect our clients’ interests through full IP protection and tailored solutions that prioritize growth and success in an increasingly digital work environment.
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Company size
11-50 employees
Founded in
2020
Chief executive officer
Naresh Harwani
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