Quality Automation Engineer

Job DescriptionQuality Automation Engineer (Python, SQL & API) is a Contract Opportunity for Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company Hands-on Quality Assurance, Automation Engineer or SDET who enjoys testing complex backend systems, working with financial data, and building reliable automation solutions in a regulated enterprise environment., * Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts using Python and pytest to validate backend applications, APIs, and financial workflows.

• Develop comprehensive test plans and execute functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and nonfunctional testing.
• Write complex SQL queries to validate financial calculations, transaction records, account balances, and reconciliation processes.
• Perform REST API testing using Postman, REST Assured, or comparable automation tools.
• Validate financial transaction lifecycles, including transaction processing, approvals, exceptions, and status changes.
• Test internal controls, including segregation of duties, role-based access, approval workflows, and unauthorized transaction scenarios.
• Support SOX compliance testing by maintaining detailed test documentation, traceability, and audit-ready evidence.
• Validate event-driven architectures, asynchronous messaging, message sequencing, error handling, and transaction processing reliability.
• Test integrations between financial platforms, microservices, databases, and third-party systems.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and application releases.
• Investigate application defects using SQL queries, API responses, system logs, and test execution results.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, accounting teams, and compliance stakeholders to resolve defects and improve testing coverage.
• Maintain test scripts, test data, execution reports, defect records, and supporting documentation.

Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Quality Automation Engineer to support the development and testing of enterprise financial applications and backend services. This position requires a hands-on QA professional with expertise in Python automation, pytest, SQL, REST API testing, and financial data validation. The ideal candidate has experience testing complex transaction-processing systems, developing automated testing frameworks, and ensuring applications meet security, compliance, and internal control requirements. This role involves close collaboration with software engineers, business stakeholders, and compliance teams to deliver reliable, accurate, and audit-ready solutions., * 3 years minimum hands-on software quality assurance, test automation, or software development engineering in test (SDET).

• Solid in developing automated tests using Python and Pytest / Py test/ Py-test
• Familiarity with FastAPI and Python-based backend services.
• Advanced SQL, including complex joins, subqueries, aggregations, and backend data validation.
• Experience testing financial applications, banking platforms, payment systems, fintech solutions, or other regulated transaction-processing environments.
• Hands-on experience testing REST APIs and backend integrations.
• Experience with SOX compliance, internal controls, access controls, or audit-related testing.
• Understanding of financial reconciliations, transaction processing, and data accuracy requirements.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of functional, regression, integration, negative, and end-to-end testing methodologies., * Experience testing Java-based microservices or distributed applications.
• Familiarity with Playwright or other modern automation frameworks.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, AWS, or cloud-based financial applications.
• Knowledge of Kafka, asynchronous messaging, or event-driven architectures.
• Experience validating financial valuations, pricing calculations, or accounting-related transactions.
• Experience testing immutable audit logs, approval controls, and transaction traceability.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Estimated Min Rate: $40.60 Estimated Max Rate: $58.00

What’s In It for You? We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Yoh delivers expertise, methodology, and momentum to keep work moving forward. From strategy to execution, we deliver bold ideas and big results through consulting, staffing, and enterprise solutions. Nearly a century after our founding, Yoh remains STEM-centered, collaborative, and committed to client success. Yoh is a proud member of the Day & Zimmermann family of companies. Visit us at https://www.yoh.com