Sr. QA Engineer

Job#: 3020801

Job Description:

Title: Sr. QA Engineer

Pay Rate: $60-$65/hour

Remote: Yes, must work MST hours.

Schedule: M-F, 8a - 5p MST

Senior QA Engineer (Manual + Automation | ADO | Agile)

Role Summary

Apex Systems is looking for a QA function from the ground up and is seeking a Senior QA Engineer who will own both manual and automated testing. This role is responsible for creating and maintaining high quality manual test cases in Azure DevOps to support in sprint validation and regression testing, while simultaneously driving the design and implementation of automated tests as the automation strategy matures.

This engineer will act as a hands on quality leader, partnering with development teams and an Apex QA Lead to establish QA best practices, procedures, and tooling standards. The role requires someone who can execute today while building toward tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Framework Expectations

This includes experience with:

• Participating in framework setup from a greenfield or early-stage environment
• Defining test structure, conventions, and reusable components
• Applying sound automation design principles such as abstraction, maintainability, and scalability
• Integrating automated tests into a broader QA lifecycle and CI/CD context

Technical Skillset

• .NET-based application environment, and this role will work closely with engineering teams supporting those applications.
• Candidates are not required to be .NET developers, but they must demonstrate strong .NET application literacy, including:
  • Ability to read and reason about .NET codebases at a functional level
  • Understanding of common .NET application architectures and patterns
  • Comfort testing API-driven and layered applications
  • Ability to identify risk areas, integration points, and regression impact within .NET systems

Automation Tooling

Candidates should have:

• Familiarity with Playwright or comparable automation tools
• An understanding of when automation adds value versus when it introduces risk
• Experience contributing to automation incrementally, rather than pursuing blanket coverage

Role Summary Clarification

This is a senior-level QA role designed for individuals who can:

• Stabilize manual QA in a greenfield environment
• Operate independently with minimal oversight
• Help lay the groundwork for a scalable automation capability over time

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.