QA Automation Engineer

Senior QA Automation Engineer (Contract, Short-Term)

Location: Remote (US)
Contract, 6 months

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for web and API layers
• Develop and execute test plans for new features and releases
• Expand regression coverage and reduce manual testing effort
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze failures, debug test code, and trace defects to the root cause
• Validate data across relational and NoSQL databases
• Help write clear, testable acceptance criteria with product and engineering
• Report release readiness and quality risks to stakeholders
• Document frameworks and hand off knowledge before the contract ends

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in software QA or test automation
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript automation experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, or Mocha
• Hands-on API testing (REST and GraphQL) with Postman or similar tools
• Experience with CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Database testing experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum and the SDLC
• Ability to work independently and become productive quickly on an existing codebase
• Strong written and verbal communication