Senior QA Automation Engineer

This position is focused on enhancing and modernizing a contract operations and reporting application used for agency contract management, monitoring, and compliance activities. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in test automation, manual testing, performance testing, and Agile QA practices to help drive quality across the full testing lifecycle.

Role Overview

In this role, you will design and maintain automated tests, build and execute test cases, support reporting and traceability, and collaborate closely with development and business teams in an Agile environment. You will help improve testing processes, increase automation coverage, and support overall application reliability and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test cases using Playwright or similar automation tools
• Create and maintain manual and automated test scripts for functional and regression testing
• Execute manual testing as needed and track test case execution results
• Determine test priorities, develop execution plans, and support test coverage across key scenarios
• Establish and maintain automated test schedules and related reporting
• Perform performance testing and support application quality improvements
• Use Jira and related tools to log, track, and manage defects
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices
• Work closely with development teams to support testing across development, test, UAT, and production environments
• Troubleshoot test cases and support issue resolution as needed
• Lead or support UAT testing activities
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC
• Provide on-call support when needed

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in manual test script execution
• 8+ years of experience in automated QA testing
• 8+ years of experience creating QA test scripts
• 8+ years of experience in performance testing
• 5+ years of experience with QA automated test case reporting
• 5+ years of experience with JavaScript, HTML, Playwright, WebdriverIO, and JMeter
• 3+ years of experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• 3+ years of experience with tools such as Jira, XRay, or Zephyr
• 3+ years of experience in accessibility testing

What Success Looks Like

• Strong automated test coverage for critical application functionality
• Well-documented and maintainable test scripts and test artifacts
• Clear defect tracking and traceability across requirements and testing
• Effective collaboration with development, QA, and business teams
• Improved application quality, reliability, and release confidence