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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Software QA Engineer, Test Automation - **Company:** TransCore, LP - **Location:** Round Rock, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Apple IOS, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Software Debugging, DevOps, Web Portals, Apache JMeter, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Regression Testing, E2e Testing, Software Tools, Webui, Selenium, Smoke Testing, SQL Databases, Software Testing Automation Framework, Test Data, TypeScript, Transaction Processing (Computing), Performance Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Postman, Cloud Monitoring, Spring Cloud, Appium, Cypress (Programming Language), Gatling, ReadyAPI, Backend, Git, Git Flow, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Playwright, Performance Monitor, Serverless Computing - **Published:** August 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/74255455-sr-software-qa-engineer-test-automation ## About the Role To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. * 8-12 years of QA experience, with strong automation engineering background. * Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks from scratch. * Strong experience with Web UI automation and API automation, preferably using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, REST-assured, Postman/Newman, or similar tools. * Experience with backend validation, SQL/data validation, integration testing, and transaction reconciliation. * Experience testing event-driven, distributed, or cloud-native applications. * Experience with Git, branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test execution. * Programming experience in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C#, or similar languages. * Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum practices, SDLC, QA methodologies, debugging, troubleshooting, and automation best practices., * Mobile test automation experience across iOS and Android is preferred, including tools such as Appium, Espresso, XCUITest, Maestro, or similar. * Experience with performance tools such as JMeter, k6, Gatling, Locust, or similar. * Exposure to observability, logs, metrics, tracing, crash analytics, security, resiliency, and cloud monitoring. * Experience using approved AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly for test acceleration, troubleshooting, and automation productivity *Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.* Physical Demands/Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. ## Description We are seeking a Sr. QA Test Automation Engineer to join the shared QA Automation team and support automation coverage across the Smart Mobility platform, with primary focus on Web UI automation, API automation, backend validation, cloud/platform testing, integration testing, performance testing, and CI/CD execution. This role will help define scalable automation practices across Smart Mobility solutions and validate end-to-end quality across web portals, services, cloud-native components, and downstream transaction systems., Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. * Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for Web UI, API, database validation, and integration testing. * Build reusable automation components, utilities, reporting, test data handling, and execution standards. * Perform backend data validation, SQL checks, transaction reconciliation, and end-to-end integration validation. * Test event-driven, distributed, and cloud-native services across the Smart Mobility platform. * Design and execute performance, load, scalability, and reliability tests for cloud-based services. * Establish performance baselines for APIs, backend services, and transaction processing. * Coordinate with DevOps engineers to integrate API, web, smoke, regression, and integration automation suites into CI/CD pipelines. * Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, requirements reviews, and design discussions to identify quality risks early. * Support shift-left testing, automation-first delivery, and Test-Driven Development practices. * Create dashboards, automation reports, and quality metrics for release readiness. * Track automation coverage, pass/fail trends, defect leakage, flaky tests, performance baselines, and release risks. * Support defect triage, bug fix validation, targeted regression testing, UAT, post-release smoke testing, and production validation. * Help define automation standards, framework direction, test architecture, and automation best practices across Smart Mobility solutions. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Continuous testing - run automated tests for every change!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/190-continuous-testing-run-automated-tests-for-every-change) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2041-how-i-built-qa-from-scratch-in-a-scaling-startup-no-fluff-real-life-story) - [SMART Test Automation - the experience of legacy transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100215-smart-test-automation-the-experience-of-legacy-transformation) - [Stop Committing Your Secrets - GIt Hooks To The Rescue!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/573-stop-committing-your-secrets-git-hooks-to-the-rescue) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Integration And E2E Testing: Are They Complementary or Interchangeable?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/86-integration-and-e2e-testing-are-they-complementary-or-interchangeable)