Quality Assurance Associate

Job at a Glance

• Title: Quality Assurance Associate
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA 
• Contract: W2 only, 6-12 month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time with either the client or CEI
• Pay: $40/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match

Overview

This position involves executing functional, regression, and integration test cases, identifying and tracking defects, and validating fixes. The role requires collaboration within Agile teams and participation in SDLC activities, with opportunities to contribute to automation frameworks and test suites. The candidate will also validate test data and environment readiness, and perform API testing and service virtualization.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute functional, regression, and integration test cases.
• Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps.
• Validate fixes and support defect triage activities.
• Participate in sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives.
• Work closely with developers and product owners to clarify requirements.
• Ensure test cases are aligned with business and functional requirements.
• Contribute to existing automation frameworks and test suites.
• Execute automated tests and report results.
• Follow established automation and coding standards.
• Validate test data across systems using basic SQL queries.
• Perform environment sanity checks before test execution.
• Testing of RESTful and SOAP services, including contract validation and negative scenarios.
• Implement and promote service virtualization and test stubbing strategies.
• Validate data integrity across systems using Oracle, MongoDB, and related data stores.

Required Skills

• Experience in manual and/or automated testing of enterprise applications.
• Basic to intermediate experience with:
  • Java or another object-oriented language
  • Selenium for UI automation
  • API testing using tools like Postman or SoapUI
  • Understanding of SDLC, defect lifecycle, and test methodologies
  • Familiarity with SQL and basic database validation
  • Ability to execute test cases and document results clearly
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn automation tools and enterprise systems.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, product owners, and business partners.
• Exposure to banking or financial services is a plus.

Required Education

• No Education Requirements

Preferred Skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, product owners, and business partners.
• Exposure to banking or financial services is a plus.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn automation tools and enterprise systems.

Why Should I Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to work on critical testing activities within a dynamic team, with potential for contract extension or full-time conversion. It is ideal for candidates seeking to expand their automation skills and gain experience in enterprise application testing.

About CEI:

As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers'' workforce and project requirements.

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