QA Automation & Manual Engineer, Contract
Accountabilities: Automation Architecture: Design and implement scalable, multi-platform automation frameworks that can be adopted across complex digital projects.
Manual & Automated Testing: Perform and oversee both manual and automated quality assurance activities to ensure reliable, high-quality releases.
Performance Testing: Lead performance and load-testing strategies using JMeter or similar enterprise-grade tools, identifying potential bottlenecks and quality risks.
Test Infrastructure: Partner with DevOps teams to optimize testing infrastructure, environments, and processes that support efficient quality engineering.
Quality Standards: Define and maintain quality standards, including clear Definitions of Ready and Done for large-scale transformations and delivery initiatives.
Technical Oversight: Provide senior-level QA guidance across multiple client accounts, helping teams address technical quality challenges and improve testing practices.
Emerging Technology: Evaluate and adopt emerging approaches, including AI-driven testing tools, to improve automation efficiency and keep QA practices current.
Leadership & Mentoring: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to QA team members while helping establish consistent engineering and testing practices.
Continuous Improvement: Identify quality gaps proactively, solve complex testing challenges, and help prevent defects and risks from reaching later stages of delivery.
Requirements
QA Experience: 4–8 years of professional experience spanning both manual testing and QA automation.
Automation Tools: Strong proficiency with automation and testing tools such as Cypress, JMeter, and Postman.
Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of TypeScript, Python, SQL/databases, and Jira.
Quality Engineering: Expert-level understanding of test automation architecture and design patterns, with extensive experience in performance, security, and accessibility testing.
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and influence technical teams and quality engineering practices.
Problem Solving: Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing quality risks.
Communication: Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and cross-functional stakeholders.
Fast-Paced Environments: Experience managing tasks and priorities effectively in dynamic, deadline-driven environments.
Remote Collaboration: Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within distributed teams.
Contract Eligibility: Must be able to work on a W2 contract basis; 1099 arrangements and staffing-agency arrangements are not supported for this opportunity.
Benefits
Contract Duration: Three-month contract.
Compensation: $80–$100 per hour, with the final rate based on relevant experience, expertise, and organizational impact.
Work Arrangement: Remote position within the United States.
Employment Structure: W2 contract engagement.
Inclusive Workplace: Commitment to an inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and workplace environment, with reasonable accommodations available as needed.
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