QA Lead

  • Suffield, CT
  • Posted 21 hours ago | Updated 21 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2

Skills

Quality Assurance
Software Quality Assurance
Test Scripts
Testing
API
API QA
Automated Testing
Bug Tracking
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Continuous Integration and Development
DevOps
GitLab
Insurance
JIRA
JSON
Jenkins
Mentorship
POSTMAN
RESTful
ROOT
Reporting
SOAP
Scripting
SoapUI
XML

Job Details

Greetings

My name is Vamshi, and I am working as an IT Recruiter at Humac Inc. We deal with US IT and Non-IT recruitment services. We have the below opening with our preferred client. Let me know if you are available and interested in this position. If you are interested, please share a copy of your resume and the best number to reach.

Role - Automation QA Lead (with P&C Insurance experience) Location - CT (Onsite)

Job description:

We are looking for a detail-oriented Automation QA Engineer with a strong background in API testing to join our fast-paced technology team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts for our RESTful and/or SOAP APIs. You will work closely with cross-functional teams developers, product managers, DevOps, and other QA engineers to ensure our software meets the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product owners and development teams to understand business requirements and acceptance criteria for API-related features.
  • Contribute to defining test strategies, including both manual and automated approaches, to effectively validate APIs.
  • Design, develop, and maintain robust automation test suites for API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar.
  • Build automated frameworks to streamline testing, reduce manual overhead, and ensure consistency.
  • Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
  • Execute manual and automated tests, analyze results, and identify root causes of defects.
  • Track and report defects using bug-tracking tools like JIRA, ensuring defects are assigned to the correct teams and resolved in a timely manner.
  • Provide clear and concise test results, metrics, and status updates to stakeholders.
  • Participate in code reviews of test scripts and mentor team members on best practices for test automation.
  • Work closely with the development team to ensure APIs are designed for testability and reliability.
  • Continuously evaluate and recommend new tools or processes to improve test coverage, reliability, and speed.

Required Skills:

  • 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Test Automation, particularly with API-focused testing.
  • Solid background in designing and implementing automated frameworks for API testing (e.g., Postman, REST Assured, Karate, SoapUI, or similar tools).
  • Familiarity with web technologies, RESTful/SOAP protocols, JSON/XML structures, and API design principles.
  • P&C Insurance, API Testing with tools like postman and Automation

Thanks & Regards,

Vamshi

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