Overview
Skills
Job Details
Location & Work Arrangement
- City, State: Boise, Idaho (Location listed for reference only)
- Work Arrangement: Fully Remote.
- Contract: This is a Contract position.
- Mode of Interview: Either Webcam or In Person.
Essential Expertise and Scope of Work
The Senior QA Engineer will be an expert-level individual contributor, ensuring product quality, stability, and reliability through comprehensive testing strategies aligned with business value.
1. Automation and Performance Testing (5+ Years Required)
- UI Automation: Expert-level proficiency in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts using Selenium and related frameworks (5 years required).
- Performance/Load: Expert-level proficiency in conducting performance and load testing using JMeter (5 years required).
- API Testing: Expert-level proficiency in conducting API testing (5 years required).
- Programming Foundation: Familiarity with Java programming for automation scripting and knowledge of modern web browsers during hands-on evaluations.
2. Data Validation and Backend Testing
- SQL: Expert-level proficiency in writing and executing complex SQL queries (Oracle & MSSQL) for data validation and backend testing (5 years required).
- Manual Testing: Expert-level proficiency in Manual Testing (5 years required), with the ability to determine when automation versus manual testing is most appropriate.
- Defect Management: Collaborate with developers and product teams to identify, document, and resolve defects; conduct regression testing.
3. Methodology and Advanced Concepts
- Methodology: Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile/SAFe methodologies, and testing best practices.
- Individual Contributor: Comfortable working as an individual contributor with 80% of time spent on test case development, execution, and defect documentation.
- Preferred Concepts (Desired):
- Experience with Docker container development and testing (containerization).
- Familiarity with AppDynamics (application performance monitoring).
- Knowledge of Linux administration (RHEL), Maven, and Apache.
- Awareness of infrastructure dependencies and ability to design tests that reflect real-world usage scenarios.
Required Qualifications Summary
| Skill Set Category | Key Expertise/Domain | Minimum Experience |
| Automation | Selenium (UI automation) and API Testing. | 5 Years (Expert-level) |
| Performance | JMeter (performance/load testing). | 5 Years (Expert-level) |
| Backend/Data | SQL (Oracle & MSSQL) for data validation, Manual Testing. | 5 Years (Expert-level) |
| Methodology | SDLC, Agile/SAFe, Currently employed in a QA role. | 5 Years (Continual) |
| Programming | Familiarity with Java for automation scripting. | Required |
| Preferred Tools | Docker, AppDynamics, Linux (RHEL), Maven/Apache. | Desired |
| Work Arrangement | 100% Fully Remote. | Required |