QA Engineer Automated 3-SDET Local to Austin TX

Title: QA Engineer Automated 3
The primary work location(s) will be at, Austin, TX 78751.
The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework.
Position is ONSITE/Hybrid at the location listed above (Remote - Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays ---ONSITE - Tuesdays and Wednesdays). The program will only accept LOCAL ONLY candidates for this position.
Please do not submit candidates who are currently out of state and are planning to move to Texas. Candidates must already reside in Texas.

Level Description
8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Job Description
QA automation engineers design automated tests by creating scripts that run testing functions automatically. This includes determining the priority for test scenarios and creating execution plans to implement these scenarios. Designing documentation for automated processes.

Additional job details and special considerations
This QA Engineer Automated 3 contractor position performs Quality Assurance activities for an application for the (PCS) Contract Operations team. This application is part of an initiative to enhance and update the System Contract Operating and Reporting application to create a more robust and comprehensive system for agency contract management, monitoring, and compliance activities. This position is part of the Administrative Applications Software Quality Assurance team and is responsible for developing and maintaining automated test cases using Playwright or similar technology, and for developing and maintaining test scripts for both manual and automated testing. Perform manual testing as required. Track test case execution. Establish regular automated schedules for test cases and required reporting. Use Jira to log and track defects. Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices. Must have experience working in an Agile environment. Support the development team as needed in dev, test, UAT, and production, and troubleshoot test cases as required. Lead UAT testing activities as needed. Available for on-call support as needed.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years Required/Preferred Experience
10 Required Experience in manual test script execution
8 Required Experience in automated QA testing
8 Required Experience in QA test script creation
8 Required Experience in performance testing
5 Preferred Experience in QA Automated Test Case Reporting
5 Preferred JavaScript, HTML Experience, Playwright, WebdriverIO, JMeter
3 Preferred Experience in Agile, Scrum, Jira, XRay, or Zephyr
3 Preferred Experience in accessibility testing

III. TERMS OF SERVICE

Services are expected to start 05/01/2026 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2026. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1200 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.