QA Engineer withCypress, Karate and Microservices in Atlanta,GA - Onsite - must be local - W2/own corporation

Job title: QA Engineer with Cypress, Karate and Microservices Local to Atlanta, GA - Onsite

$50/hr on W2

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Automation Test Engineer with 10+ years of QA and test automation experience to design, develop, and scale robust automated testing solutions across our web applications, APIs, and microservices ecosystem.

In this role, you will be a hands-on contributor responsible for building reliable automation frameworks, validating API contracts, performing backend state verification, and ensuring high-quality releases across our retail technology platform. You will work closely with engineering, product, and DevOps teams to identify issues early, improve test coverage, and drive quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

If you are passionate about writing clean, maintainable test code, building scalable automation frameworks, leveraging AI-assisted testing techniques, and delivering exceptional customer experiences, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Development & Framework Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and test suites for:
• Web UI testing using Cypress and Playwright
• API and microservices testing using Karate Framework
• Create reusable test components, utilities, and automation libraries to improve efficiency and maintainability.
• Continuously enhance test coverage and automation effectiveness across applications and services.

Retail & E-Commerce Validation

• Apply strong retail domain expertise to validate critical business workflows, including:
• Checkout and cart management
• Inventory synchronization
• Promotions and pricing
• Payment processing
• Point-of-Sale (POS) operations
• Order lifecycle management
• Ensure seamless end-to-end customer experiences across integrated systems.

API, Microservices & Backend Testing

• Develop and execute API automation tests to validate service contracts and business logic.
• Mock and simulate API responses with Cypress for front-end validation.
• Utilize Karate Framework for deep backend and microservices validation.
• Verify data consistency between front-end applications and backend services.

Test Planning & Quality Assurance

• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts based on business and functional requirements.
• Execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing activities.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.

CI/CD & Quality Engineering

• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI.
• Implement automated quality gates to support continuous testing and reliable releases.
• Drive shift-left testing practices to identify defects early in the development cycle.

Observability, Troubleshooting & Analysis

• Investigate test failures and production issues using:
• Grafana
• Datadog
• Browser Developer Tools
• Application logs
• Perform root cause analysis and proactively address flaky tests and automation gaps.
• Execute database validations and backend state verification, using SQL and NoSQL queries.

Accessibility & Quality Standards

• Execute and automate accessibility testing aligned with ADA and WCAG standards.
• Ensure applications meet usability, compliance, and accessibility requirements.

AI-Driven Test Automation

• Leverage AI-powered tools, agents, and LLM-based solutions to improve:
• Test creation
• Test data generation
• Defect analysis
• Log analysis
• Quality engineering productivity
• Evaluate emerging AI testing technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 10+ years of overall Quality Assurance experience with a strong emphasis on automation testing.
• Proven experience testing enterprise-scale web applications, APIs, and microservices.
• Experience across all application layers, including:
• Front-end/UI
• Service/API layer
• Backend systems

Automation & Testing Tools

• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Cypress
• Playwright
• Karate Framework
• Proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript for test automation development.

API & Database Testing

• Extensive experience validating:
• REST APIs
• JSON/XML payloads and schemas
• Service contracts
• Hands-on experience with databases such as:
• MySQL
• MongoDB
• Ability to perform backend state validation and data integrity testing.

Retail Domain Knowledge

• Solid understanding of:
• Retail operations
• E-commerce platforms
• Point-of-Sale (POS) systems
• Order management workflows
• Payment processing
• Inventory management

CI/CD & DevOps

• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with:
• Git
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI or equivalent DevOps tools

Accessibility Testing

• Hands-on experience executing and automating accessibility testing.
• Strong understanding of ADA compliance and WCAG guidelines.

Test Management & Collaboration

• Experience using test management and defect tracking tools, including:
• Jira
• Confluence
• TestRail
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams in Agile environments.

Problem Solving & Communication

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong debugging skills utilizing logs, monitoring tools, and developer utilities.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in cloud-native and microservices-based architectures.
• Exposure to AI-assisted software testing and intelligent automation platforms.
• Knowledge of performance, security, and resilience testing methodologies.
• Experience supporting large-scale retail or omnichannel commerce platforms.