QA Engineer / Automation Tester with deep expertise in Selenium

Understands business objectives and problems, identifies alternative solutions, performs studies and cost/benefit analysis of alternatives. Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing computer system: Confers with personnel of organizational units involved to analyze current operational procedures, identify problems, and learn specific input and output requirements, such as forms of data input, how data is to be; summarized, and formats for reports. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer program. Reviews computer system capabilities, specifications, and scheduling limitations to determine if requested program or program change is possible within existing system.

Skilled QA Engineer / Automation Tester with deep expertise in Selenium-based functional automation testing. This role requires a strong foundation in core testing principles, hands-on automation framework development, and the ability to ensure

high-quality software delivery through structured, scalable, and reliable test solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test scripts using Selenium.

Build and enhance automation frameworks (data-driven, hybrid, or BDD).

Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing.

Analyze business requirements and create comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.

Collaborate with developers, product owners, and architects to clarify requirements.

Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives).

Perform API testing (manual and automated).

Conduct defect tracking, root cause analysis, and impact assessment.

Ensure CI/CD pipeline integration of automation suites.

Provide test coverage analysis and quality metrics reporting.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years Required/Preferred Experience

7 Required Experience in Quality Assurance and testing

7 Required Strong hands-on expertise in Selenium WebDriver and other automation tools

7 Required Experience with Java (preferred) or C#/Python for automation scripting.

7 Required Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch.

7 Required Strong understanding of functional testing principles.

7 Required Experience with: TestNG / JUnit / NUnit, Maven / Gradle, Git

7 Required Experience integrating automation with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

7 Required Experience with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, etc.).

7 Required Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation.

6 Required Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

6 Required Strong understanding of: Test planning and strategy, Test case design techniques (boundary value, equivalence partitioning), Regression strategy, Risk-based testing

6 Required Ability to independently own testing for a feature/module.

6 Required Strong defect lifecycle management experience.

6 Required Ability to think from an end-user perspective.

7 Preferred Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow).

7 Preferred Experience with Selenium Grid / parallel execution.

7 Preferred Experience testing cloud-based applications (Azure/AWS).

7 Preferred Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter).

5 Preferred Experience with containerization (Docker).

5 Preferred Exposure to DevOps practices and shift-left testing.

5 Preferred Experience in microservices architecture testing.

5 Preferred Knowledge of security testing basics.

III. TERMS OF SERVICE

Services are expected to start 06/01/2026 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2026. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 780 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.

IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed. The primary work location(s) will be at 4601 W Guadalupe St, Austin, Texas 78751. The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework.