Sr. SQA Test Automation Engineer

Sr. SQA Test Automation EngineerContract position on the Vendor Products and Quality team. Bill Rate: $75/hr.Duration: 6 months (possible ongoing extensions)Location: Hybrid (preferably local)Level of Education and Discipline: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.Technical Skills:Proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, Groovy).Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks.Experience with UI, API, and integration test automation using industry-standard tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Katalon Studio, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, REST, SOAP, JSON, Kafka tools).Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, test lifecycle, and defect tracking processes.Well-versed with tools such as HP ALM, Jira, Xray and Confluence.Experience working in Agile development environments and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g.

Jenkins, GitHub).Core Competencies:Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with a focus on improving quality metrics.Effective communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional team environments.Ability to work independently and contribute to team deliverables.Certifications: Testing certifications from reputable organizations such as ISTQB or other relevant QA/Software Testing certifications desirable.Type of Experience:7–10+ years of experience in QA engineering, with demonstrated leadership in automation strategy, framework design, and process improvement.Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading test automation initiatives.Experience with performance, load, or security testing tools and practices.Strong experience with test data management, environment management, and service virtualization.Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architectures.Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow).Experience in integrating automated tests within test management tools (e.g. HP ALM, JIRA) and cloud testing services (SauceLabs, LambdaTest, etc.).Own the shift-left strategy end-to-end:Integrate, support, and monitor a push button solution in CI/CDImprove and expand the automation framework as more AUTs are integratedContinue to research and integrate libraries/tools into the automation framework to increase quality and reduce in house codeContinue to monitor/enhance execution time through code performance, multi-threading, cloud execution, etc.