Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Working within the Enterprise Solutions team, serves as a core member of a growing Quality Assurance (QA) Team, helping to facilitate and automate the QA process throughout the organization. Helps coordinate the automated testing needs of the back-end with an evolving suite of APIs, the front-end of our internal tool suite., · Hands on experience in software test automation and software test framework development

· Participate in all phases of the Agile development process.

· Design and develop clear, concise, comprehensive test plans and test cases for web applications, web service applications, and service-oriented architectures.

· Keep abreast of testing technologies and best practices with an eye to contributing to the evolution of our test frameworks and testing methodologies.

· Develop test automation solutions using PlayWright, Selenium, or other approved tools.

· Participate in peer review of test cases, test code, test plans and defects.

· Work effectively with employees at all levels to understand QA needs across the organization, as well as to help establish priorities and expectations.

· Experience working w/ Git or equivalent source version control

· Experience with bug tracking/workflow management tools, preferably JIRA, · Strong problem-solving skills and a solid software testing foundation

· Detail oriented, enthusiastic and passionate about quality

· Ability to grasp tough issues quickly and deliver well-engineered, high-quality solutions

· Strong team player, a leader, a critical thinker, and a great communicator

· Enjoy breaking software, finding bugs and seeing them through their lifecycle

· Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming schemes, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and full stack web applications

· Knowledge of AI & RPA (Robotic Process automation) is a plus

· Experience directly testing APIs to ensure they meet requirements for functionality, reliability, performance and security

· Excellent QA aptitude and ability to drive process improvements

· Experience estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating testing activities

· Experience with Agile and an understanding of how testing fits within both SCRUM and Kanban across the whole SDLC

· Ability to create documentation for processes, tools, and workflows utilizing Confluence

· Strong troubleshooting and conflict resolution skills

Up to $50 an hour - Contract