Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Remote

Department: Application

Position Summary 

Our team of experts provides strategic guidance, implementation support, and customized solutions to enable organizations to achieve their digital transformation goals. As we continue to expand our operations, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Quality Assurance Engineer to join our dynamic team. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop and maintain automated testing solutions to support application development ecosystems 

• Build and maintain automated test libraries and utilities using Playwright and TypeScript 

• Develop and support automated testing across: internal browser-based applications, native mobile apps (iOS/Android), RESTful APIs, and backend services 

• Consume Gherkin-style test cases and implement them in the test framework 

• Develop API-based testing tools for data setup, cleanup, and workflow simulation to support test efficiency 

• Collaborate with QA leadership to track test coverage, quality metrics, and identify opportunities for automation improvements 

• Provide technical support and innovative cloud solutions in alignment with business objectives, by designing, architecting, maintaining, and operationalizing cloud-based applications and systems on the AWS Cloud 

• Support and maintain existing software functionality; investigate, analyze, and correct identified defects 

• Improve the maintainability and performance of existing software through application refactoring 

• Independently responsible for the entire lifecycle of medium and large features from design through deployment 

• Perform pull requests/merge requests, branch management, and build and deployments 

• Build, deploy, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for multiple stacks 

• Review technical design documentation and participate in technical reviews 

• Create proper documentation for software and test automation being built 

Skills 

• Design, coding, debugging, and testing software 

• Strong debugging, scripting, and problem-solving abilities 

• Cloud architecture, cloud-native design, cloud computing, storage and database 

• Grasp of information security best practices 

• Familiarity with SQL and/or NoSQL database platforms 

• Familiarity with Git, Jira, and Agile development workflows 

• Experience working with test criteria using Gherkin or similar BDD syntax 

• Experience building and running API tests using Postman, REST Assured, or ReadyAPI 

• Experience working with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, AWS Pipelines) 

• Experience with test data management or test data automation 

• Exposure to mobile test automation (Playwright for mobile web, or Appium) 

• .NET experience with ability to design and architect complex enterprise-level applications that involve multiple layers and services 

• Requirements analysis 

• Systems design 

• Understanding of at least one SDLC model and all phases 

• Understanding of Application Lifecycle Management 

• Understanding of data structures and algorithms 

• Strong communication skills and an eye for quality, maintainability, and long-term automation success 

• Able to operate independently and handle changing priorities 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, IT, IS, or related field, or equivalent professional experience 

• 5+ years of experience with software testing strategies including exploratory, regression, and end-to-end validation 

• 4+ years of hands-on experience developing test automation using Playwright, Selenium (TestNG), or Cypress 

• 4+ years' experience in object-oriented programming using Java, Python, or similar 

• 3+ years' experience in TypeScript or JavaScript 

• 3+ years' experience writing and executing SQL queries using MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Oracle 

• 2+ years' experience in API testing tools such as Postman, ReadyAPI, or REST Assured 

• 2+ years of experience in automation of test setup/cleanup 

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer Associate, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (preferred) 

Physical Demands and Work Environment  

The work is generally performed in an office environment.  Physical demands include sitting, keyboarding, verbal communication, written communication.  Employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. 

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer. Duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Effectual Inc. is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification in its hiring, promoting, or any other job-related opportunity.