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# QA Automation Engineer

- **Company:** HEITMEYER CONSULTING INC
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** HTML, Agile Methodology, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, JSON, Apache JMeter, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, E2e Testing, SoapUI, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Performance Testing, Postman, Test Scripts, Git, Pytest, Containerization, Integration Tests, Tools for Reporting, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Api Management, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** August 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.heitmeyerconsulting.com/submit-your-resume/

## About the Role

* 5+ years of QA automation experience
 * Strong Python and Pytest experience
 * Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks
 * Strong REST API testing and automation experience, including Python libraries such as requests
 * Postman or SoapUI
 * Jenkins or another CI/CD platform
 * Allure, Pytest HTML, or similar reporting tools
 * API gateway and downstream integration testing
 * Authentication/authorization testing
 * SQL and database validation
 * Git/source control
 * Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause-analysis skills
 * Experience working in an Agile environment
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Preferred

 * JMeter/performance testing
 * TDD/ATDD
 * Cloud or containerized applications
 * Microservices and complex integrations
 * Relevant QA/testing certifications

Priority: Candidates should have strong, recent experience with Python, Pytest, REST API automation, Postman/SoapUI, Jenkins, Allure/HTML reporting, SQL, API gateway testing, downstream integrations, and authentication/authorization testing.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Python, Pytest, and REST API automation. This role will develop and maintain automated tests, troubleshoot failures, manage defects, and support software releases across the full testing lifecycle., * Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and test scripts using Python and Pytest

 * Perform REST API automation and validate requests, responses, JSON/XML, status codes, and error scenarios
 * Test API gateways, downstream integrations, and authentication/authorization including OAuth, JWT, and 401/403 responses
 * Execute functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing
 * Use Postman/SoapUI for API testing and troubleshooting
 * Run automated tests through Jenkins/CI-CD and review test reports using Allure or Pytest HTML
 * Perform SQL/database validation
 * Analyze failures, identify root causes, and manage defects through resolution
 * Support releases, production validation, and post-deployment testing
 * Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and QA teams
 * Maintain automation code using Git
 * Identify opportunities to improve automation coverage and efficiency


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