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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Quality Automation Engineer - **Company:** Prominent Technology - **Location:** Greenwood Village, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $91,520.0 - $108,160.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Software Applications, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Software Quality, Information Systems, Software Debugging, Requirements Traceability, SQL Databases, Test Case, Test Data, Test Execution Engine, Test Management, Transaction Data, Test Scripts, Integration Tests - **Published:** September 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/1309241c-281e-42bb-93d7-ae5484cb38bf ## About the Role * 5 years experience testing on mainframe, midrange and API applications * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience and/or Certifications. * Experience using SQL for test data creation and verification * Experience with test case development and execution tools such as Jira Test Management, Azure DevOps * Journeyman knowledge of information systems elements (hardware, software, network) and their application to business functions/processes. * Understanding of the key processes in the business and the business rules that impact the development and/or implementation of information systems * Self-starting and comfortable with independently creating test plans and test scenarios with minimum assistance using application and requirement documentation * Works well with ambiguity and changing requirements * Drives continuous improvement through all processes, including but not limited to, team standards, test planning, resourcing and test execution, as well as debugging, metric collection, and reporting. ## Description Prominent is looking for a Quality Automation Engineer for our client in Greenwood Village, Colorado or Omaha, Nebraska. This is a contract to hire opportunity and 100% onsite. As a Quality Automation Engineer you will help the organization reduce risk and deliver high quality software applications by: * Working with Technical and Business groups to define the scope of testing required * Using your experience working in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies * Defining and executing test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications * Leading and participating in test planning and quality review sessions * Writing test cases/scripts which may include application, network, system, regression and user acceptance testing * Leading test projects with minimal supervision * Participating in daily calls as needed for coordination of efforts. * Performing technical testing activities including planning, design, scripting, and execution, debugging and reporting * Creating and executing automated and manual tests for large projects. * Researching new tools and testing approaches. * Performing post-test execution activities including error debugging, and internal and external communications * Assisting with testing execution for all system components, including functional and integration testing, ensuring traceability from requirements to test cases, documenting test cases and generating reports; generating software quality related metrics * Working with multiple programs and systems on projects of high complexity * Providinge technical leadership, mentoring, and training to less experienced individuals. * Project Leadership: + Provide quality and test advocacy. + Perform planning, organizing, monitoring, and oversight of all phases of testing. + Work closely with project manager and others to ensure business testing requirements are being met. + QA Project Leadership duties + Lead preparation of business scenarios and required test scripts, including identification of needed master and transactional data to execute end-to-end testing + Facilitate test meetings and escalating issues/concerns to the project management team as needed. + Monitor issues and defects for trends and provide metrics to the project management team + Responsible for the oversight of requirement traceability throughout all test phases + Participate in requirements and design walkthroughs to understand the testing needs and raise questions to clarify as needed + Manage risks associated with testing, taking preventative action when risks become unacceptable + Manage stakeholder relationships with respect to all testing matters ## Related Videos - [AIQSpecFlow: Improves and automates your agile process of specification and creation of testcases.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100084-aiqspecflow-improves-and-automates-your-agile-process-of-specification-and-creation-of-testcases) - [Dirty Tests And How To Clean Them](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/515-dirty-tests-and-how-to-clean-them) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Continuous testing - run automated tests for every change!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/190-continuous-testing-run-automated-tests-for-every-change) - [AI as a Test Designer: Transforming Experience into Automated Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1984-ai-as-a-test-designer-transforming-experience-into-automated-testing) - [Let’s Talk Quality!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100012-let-s-talk-quality) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [What is a Test Plan: Guide to Test Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/191-what-is-a-test-plan-guide-to-test-planning) - [How to create a test plan for software testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/56-how-to-create-a-test-plan-for-software-testing) - [Benefits of Using JMeter For Performance Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/96-benefits-of-using-jmeter-for-performance-testing) - [Integration And E2E Testing: Are They Complementary or Interchangeable?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/86-integration-and-e2e-testing-are-they-complementary-or-interchangeable) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development)