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# QA Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Genesis10
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $102,690.0 - $119,330.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Databases, HP Quality Centers, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Microsoft UI Automation, MongoDB, NoSQL, Parsing, Redis, Selenium, SQL Databases, Test Data, Web Services, Microsoft Power Automate, Generative AI, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software)
- **Published:** September 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/5e9e4d91-0b6b-48a1-98f2-fcb613549007

## About the Role

* 3-4+ years of hands-on QA Automation experience preferred
 * Strong hands-on experience with API automation and REST APIs
 * Understanding of Core Java, including Java Collections and fundamental programming concepts
 * Experience with Selenium for UI automation
 * Experience with BDD frameworks
 * Hands-on Cucumber experience is required
 * Ability to apply technical concepts to practical, scenario-based testing problems
 * Experience writing basic SQL queries
 * Experience with MongoDB or another NoSQL database
 * Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and Jira

Desired skills:

 * SOAP API testing/automation
 * Quality Center / ALM
 * ALM Octane
 * Kafka, Redis or MQ / messaging systems
 * Generative AI tools, Microsoft Copilot or similar AI-assisted development/testing tools

## Description

This role will support both ongoing business-as-usual testing and project-based initiatives, with a strong emphasis on developing and maintaining automated testing solutions. The position will primarily focus on API automation (approximately 70%), with the remaining 30% focused on UI automation. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with REST API automation, Java, Selenium, BDD/Cucumber, and database validation., * Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test solutions

 * Work within existing automation frameworks and contribute to enhancements
 * Develop and maintain API automation, with a primary focus on REST APIs
 * Perform UI automation using Selenium and develop automated tests using Java
 * Create and maintain BDD-based automation using Cucumber
 * Execute functional, regression, integration, and BAU testing activities
 * Validate data using SQL and NoSQL databases
 * Write SQL queries to retrieve and validate test data
 * Work with MongoDB to retrieve, parse, and validate document-based data
 * Support testing involving messaging and integration technologies
 * Review and validate messages within queue-based systems
 * Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, business partners, and other technology teams
 * Troubleshoot automation failures and identify potential defects
 * Participate in Agile development and testing processes
 * Maintain requirements, defects, and testing information using Jira and related tools
 * Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency through automation and emerging technologies


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