QA Engineer/Automation Tester

City : Austin

State : Texas

Neos is Seeking a QA Engineer/Automation Tester for a contract role with our client in Austin, TX.

***HYBRID (TEXAS) - ONLY CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE AUSTIN, TX AREA (Within 50-mile radius) WILL BE CONSIDERED***

Position will be 3 days remote with 2 days (Mon & Thurs) required to be onsite at 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78751

Interviews will be conducted In-Person

No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the "apply" link with your resume and contact details.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

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.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

7 years Required - Experience in Quality Assurance and testing
7 years Required - Strong hands-on expertise in Selenium WebDriver and other automation tools
7 years Required - Experience with Java (preferred) or C#/Python for automation scripting
7 years Required - Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch
7 years Required - Strong understanding of functional testing principles
7 years Required - Experience with: TestNG / JUnit / NUnit, Maven / Gradle, Git
7 years Required - Experience integrating automation with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
7 years Required - Experience with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, etc.)
7 years Required - Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation
6 years Required - Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
6 years Required - Strong understanding of: Test planning and strategy, Test case design techniques (boundary value, equivalence partitioning), Regression strategy, Risk-based testing
6 years Required - Ability to independently own testing for a feature/module

Preferred

7 years Preferred - Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow)
7 years Preferred - Experience with Selenium Grid / parallel execution
7 years Preferred - Experience testing cloud-based applications (Azure/AWS)
7 years Preferred - Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter)
5 years Preferred - Experience with containerization (Docker)
5 years Preferred - Exposure to DevOps practices and shift-left testing
5 years Preferred - Experience in microservices architecture testing
5 years Preferred - Knowledge of security testing basics

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