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QA AUTOMATION ENGINEER, AUSTIN, TX (HYBRID)

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Contract: 12+ Months

Deadline: 4/24/26

Job Description:

Skilled QA Engineer / Automation Tester with deep expertise in Selenium-based functional automation testing. This role requires a strong foundation in core testing principles, hands-on automation framework development, and the ability to ensure high-quality software delivery through structured, scalable, and reliable test solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test scripts using Selenium.

  • Build and enhance automation frameworks (data-driven, hybrid, or BDD).

  • Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing.

  • Analyze business requirements and create comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.

  • Collaborate with developers, product owners, and architects to clarify requirements.

  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives).

  • Perform API testing (manual and automated).

  • Conduct defect tracking, root cause analysis, and impact assessment.

  • Ensure CI/CD pipeline integration of automation suites.

  • Provide test coverage analysis and quality metrics reporting.

Required Skills:

  • 7 Yrs of Experience in Quality Assurance and testing

  • 7 Yrs of Strong hands-on expertise in Selenium WebDriver and other automation tools

  • 7 Yrs of Experience with Java (preferred) or C#/Python for automation scripting.

  • 7 Yrs of Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch.

  • 7 Yrs of Strong understanding of functional testing principles.

  • 7 Yrs of Experience with: TestNG / JUnit / NUnit, Maven / Gradle, Git

  • 7 Yrs of Experience integrating automation with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

  • 7 Yrs of Experience with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, etc.).

  • 7 Yrs of Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation.

  • 6 Yrs of Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

  • 6 Yrs of Strong understanding of: Test planning and strategy, Test case design techniques (boundary value, equivalence partitioning), Regression strategy, Risk-based testing

  • 6 Yrs of Ability to independently own testing for a feature/module.

  • 6 Yrs of Strong defect lifecycle management experience.

  • 6 Yrs of Ability to think from an end-user perspective.

Preferred Skills:

  • 7 Yrs of Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow).

  • 7 Yrs of Experience with Selenium Grid / parallel execution.

  • 7 Yrs of Experience testing cloud-based applications (Azure/AWS).

  • 7 Yrs of Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter).

  • 5 Yrs of Experience with containerization (Docker).

  • 5 Yrs of Exposure to DevOps practices and shift-left testing.

  • 5 Yrs of Experience in microservices architecture testing.

  • 5 Yrs of Knowledge of security testing basics.

Kavitha K