QA Engineer Security & Access Control Testing

Overview

Remote
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - + Month(s)

Skills

CI/CD
low-code
Security testing
Access Control
Authentication
RBAC
No-code

Job Details

Role: QA Engineer Security & Access Control Testing
Location: Remote
Job Type: Long term Contract

Role Summary:

Client is seeking a QA Engineer with a strong background in security testing, specializing in permissions and access control validation. This role will focus on ensuring that our systems enforce correct user roles, access boundaries, and workflow rules across both low-code/no-code platforms and custom-built solutions. Additionally, this role will collaborate closely with business plans stakeholders, engineering teams, and information security to design, execute, and automate test plans that protect our applications from security and compliance risks.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and execute test plans for access control, permissions, and workflow security.
  • Partner with Infosec, Product, and Engineering teams to define security testing requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Perform manual and automated security testing of role-based access controls, authentication flows, and authorization rules.
  • Validate workflow-driven applications and low/no-code systems for correctness, escalation rules, and data leakage prevention.
  • Build and maintain automated test suites using tools like Testim.io (or similar frameworks).
  • Identify gaps in access policies, privilege escalation risks, and workflow misconfigurations.
  • Document test cases, defects, and results clearly for both technical and business audiences.
  • Advocate for security development and testing practices within the engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of experience in QA engineering, with a focus on security testing.
  • Strong understanding of permission models, RBAC/ABAC, and access control testing.
  • Experience working with workflow automation, BPM, or low/no-code platforms (e.g., Appian, Salesforce, PowerApps).
  • Ability to collaborate with business teams, engineers, and security experts to translate requirements into effective tests.
  • Hands-on experience with test automation tools (preferred: Testim.io, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated security/QA tests.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.

Preferred Experience:

  • Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 security risks.
  • Exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, etc.).
  • Programming or scripting background (JavaScript, Python, Java).

Thanks & Regards,
Shubham Kumar
Last Word Consulting Inc.
Direct: +1
Office: +1- Ext 418
Email:

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