Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Job Type: W2 Contract
Contract Duration: 9 Months, Possible extension
Location: Chicago, Illinois 60604
Work Setting: Onsite
Pay Rate: $70.00 – $78.00/hr.
Position Summary
The Quality Assurance Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, automating, and executing comprehensive test solutions to validate system functionality, component interoperability, and end-to-end business workflows. This role focuses on UI and API test automation, regression testing, defect management, and continuous integration within a modern software development environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, automate, and execute smoke, functional, integration, system, and end-to-end (E2E) tests using modern automation frameworks.
- Build and maintain automated regression test suites to ensure reliability and prevent defect reoccurrence after builds and releases.
- Create, optimize, and maintain automated test cases using a risk-based testing approach to maximize coverage of critical business scenarios.
- Perform UI automation testing for web applications and API automation testing for REST/SOAP services, including validation of:
- Request/response payloads
- Status codes
- Schema compliance
- API contract adherence
- Log, track, and triage defects; perform defect verification and re-testing, and contribute to root cause analysis efforts.
- Develop, debug, and troubleshoot Java-based automation scripts, ensuring automation assets are scalable, reusable, maintainable, and high quality.
- Collaborate with developers, QA teams, and product stakeholders to align automated test coverage and acceptance criteria with business requirements.
- Participate in design reviews and technical discussions to identify automation opportunities early in the development lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain configurable automation libraries and frameworks.
- Execute automated test plans, analyze results, and generate detailed reporting.
- Prepare and manage automated test data.
- Conduct peer reviews of automated test scripts and ensure compliance with coding and testing standards.
- Support test environment setup, automation infrastructure, and CI/CD pipeline integrations.
- Partner with manual testers to identify automation opportunities and convert manual test cases into automated scripts.
- Perform manual testing when necessary to develop functional knowledge or validate automation gaps.
- Support production deployment testing, release readiness activities, and remediation efforts through automated validation.
- Identify technical and operational issues across systems, products, and services and provide automated validation where appropriate.
- Participate in special projects, cross-functional initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts within the automation strategy.
Required Qualifications
Top 3 Required Technical Skills
- Playwright Automation Framework with Java
- Java Rest Assured Framework
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
Required Technical Experience
- Hands-on experience with Playwright Automation Framework using Java.
- Experience with API automation using Java Rest Assured or similar frameworks.
- Experience with Postman for API testing.
- Experience with UFT and VB Scripting.
- Functional testing experience across web-based applications.
- Experience with test management tools such as XRAY or similar platforms for test case management, execution, and traceability.
- Experience with multiple automation tools and programming languages.
- Working knowledge of automated testing methodologies, QA standards, and best practices.
- Experience implementing and auditing automated testing frameworks and processes.
Education
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Bachelor’s degree in a STEM-related discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Experience
- Minimum: 4 years of relevant experience required.
- Preferred: 6–10 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Knowledge & Skills
Quality Assurance & Development
- Understanding of QA methodologies, software testing principles, and best practices.
- Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the role of Quality Assurance within development frameworks.
- Familiarity with software development methodologies, including:
- Waterfall
- Iterative
- Agile
- Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
Technical Knowledge
- Knowledge of computer hardware, software, operating systems, browsers, and web technologies.
- Familiarity with SQL, Oracle, Business Objects, authentication, and security technologies.
- Experience using test management and execution tools.
Professional Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, multitasking, and time management skills.
- Ability to conduct independent research, perform analysis, and draw logical conclusions.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed or virtual organization.
- Ability to work independently with general supervision and direction.
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