AI Automation Test Engineer

Role:                  Senior Automation Engineer - QA Strata Middleware

Location:          Charlotte - 601 S. Tryon Street (601 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202)

Duration:          Till Dec,31st 2026 with extension Possible

Interview:

·       1st round: Candidates to perform technical assessment - Client hiring manager review.

·       2nd Round: Candidates who move on will do a 30-60 minutes zoom interview - Review again –

·       In-person Interview: Final in-office interview ~30 minutes 

Required Skills:

·       Deep understanding of APIs, modern technological approaches to testing

·       High degree of programming experience in Typescript or Python –

·       Understanding of GraphQL and modern AI topics such as agents/mcp/etc

Qualifications

·       7+ years of experience in test automation engineering with API based testing, Python, AI Test (Agents, MCP)

·       Preferred BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject

Required Experience:

·       Automating API testing and extensive knowledge of creating and leveraging mocks, stubs, and virtual services to fulfill test automation requirements

·       Proficiency writing code in TypeScript/JavaScript

·       Proficiency with GraphQL testing, graph schema validation

·       Proficiency with RestAPI testing best practices

·       Experience with AWS services:

·       CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB

·       Experience with build systems and CI/CD:

·       GIT, GitLab, Docker

Experience with load testing technologies and best practices:

·       LoadRunner, Gatling

·       Experience with market tools:

·       Postman/Insomnia

Experience with open-source testing frameworks:

·       Jest

Preferred Experience with:

·       Strong knowledge of relation databases, SQL

·       Good understanding of mobile automation with Appium being a plus

·       Good understanding of python programming language

·       Understanding of functional front-end automation:

·       Selenium

·       Playwright

·       Cypress

·       Familiarity with Agile Frameworks and regression testing

·       Financial services technology/ consumer banking testing experience

·       Automating tests for the full solution stack (unit, business logic, contract, usability, functional, performance)

Extensive knowledge of:

·       White Box Testing practices

·       Software Engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build and release processes, continuous integration, and continuous deployment concepts (CI & CD), and test suite development and maintenance

·       Must be able to provide hands-on training for existing testers in writing and using automation scripts and ensuring best practices are followed

·       Possesses a deep understanding of shift-left test practices and techniques along with the frameworks, and tools that support it

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills

Enthusiastic and energetic with an inherent curiosity to break code