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Job title : QA Tester

Location : Richmond VA

Complete Description:

Ensure product quality by creating comprehensive test coverage and automated test scripts that support integration and faster releases. This role strengthens defect prevention, improves reliability, and reduces manual testing across the Agile processes.

Purpose of the Role:

The QA resource will ensure product quality by creating comprehensive test coverage and implementing automated test scripts that support continuous integration and faster release cycles. This role strengthens defect prevention, improves reliability, and reduces manual testing effort across the Agile processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Case Design and Documentation—Develop detailed, traceable, and reusable test cases based on business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and system workflows.
• Test Planning and Execution—Participate in test planning, identify test scenarios, execute manual tests when needed, and document results.
• Automation Framework Development—Build, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks using approved tools and technologies (e.g., Preferably Playwright).
• Automated Test Script Creation—Write, optimize, and maintain automated test scripts for regression, smoke, and functional testing.
• Defect Identification and Reporting—Log defects with clear reproduction steps, severity, and impact; collaborate with developers to validate fixes.
• Continuous Integration Support—Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Quality Metrics and Reporting—Provide regular reporting on test coverage, defect trends, and automation progress.
• Collaboration — Work closely with the agile team, business analysts, developers, product owners, and project managers to ensure alignment on requirements and quality expectations.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong experience writing manual test cases and converting them into structured test suites.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools is required (preferably playwright).
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages used for automation (Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, etc.).
• Experience with API testing using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or similar.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git).
• Understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and QA best practices.
• Ability to analyze requirements and identify gaps or ambiguities.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Knowledge of BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow).
• Exposure to Oracle and APEX based system tests and financial systems is a plus.
• ISTQB or a similar QA certification.

Expected Deliverables:

• Automated regression suite with measurable coverage.
• Complete set of manual test cases mapped to requirements.
• Test execution reports and defect logs.
• Documentation for the automation framework and test scripts.
• Maintain test cases and automation assets.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong experience writing manual test cases and converting them into structured test suites. Required: 7 Years
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools is required (preferably playwright).             Required: 5 Years
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages used for automation (Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, etc.). Required: 4 Years
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git). Required: 3 Years
• Experience with API testing using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or similar. Desired 3 Years
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner). Desired 3 Years
• Knowledge of BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow). Desired: 2 Years
• Exposure to Oracle and APEX based system tests and financial systems. Nice to have 2 years.