Quality Assurance IV - 26-11492

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Assurance IV

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Duration: 4 Months

Position Description

The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst / Automation Engineer provides strategic and technical expertise for testing all aspects of a software solution. This hybrid role combines deep functional analysis with robust test automation.

The position will support a state-of-the-art, web-based judicial case management system and will be responsible for functional testing while expanding and maintaining the automation infrastructure. The successful candidate will work with business requirements, design comprehensive test cases, and translate those requirements into automated scripts.

The candidate will work within an established automation framework utilizing Selenium WebDriver and will deliver continuous automated testing and reporting throughout the development lifecycle.

• Advanced functional testing, black-box testing, integration testing, system testing, ADA testing (WCAG), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• UI testing and automated testing strategies.
• Web service testing using SOAP, REST, and JSON.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development lifecycles.
• Ability to balance hands-on functional testing with automated UI testing within the same project cycle.
• Advanced test case design and requirements traceability matrices.
• Ability to translate complex business rules into structured test scenarios.
• Experience building and maintaining POM-based automation frameworks.
• Strong experience with Selenium WebDriver and/or Playwright .
• Experience with C# and/or Java .
• Ability to write SQL queries for data verification and backend testing.
• Knowledge of relative XPath expressions and object-oriented design principles.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Git, and Visual Studio 2022 or above .
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to act as both the analytical gatekeeper of business logic and the technical automation developer.
• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Highly motivated and self-directed.
• Ability to create comprehensive test plans and define successful software evaluation criteria.

Dual-Role Execution

• Perform hands-on functional, black-box, manual exploratory, and automated testing.
• Develop and maintain automated UI scripts for the same feature sets being manually tested.

AI-Driven Testing

• Leverage AI utilities such as GitHub Copilot, Modern Requirements, and Copilot for DevOps to accelerate test scenario development, test documentation, and automated script execution.

Test Design

• Translate complex business and functional requirements into structured, reusable test cases.
• Create and maintain test cases in Azure DevOps.
• Maintain a rigorous regression test suite.

Automation Engineering

• Utilize Selenium WebDriver and/or Playwright.
• Create, execute, and maintain smoke and regression automation tests.
• Build and maintain POM-based automation frameworks.

Defect & Data Tracking

• Identify and document defects with clear, concise, and technical reproduction steps.
• Perform backend/data validation using SQL.

Framework Analysis

• Review daily automated test reports.
• Distinguish application defects from automation/script maintenance issues.

Collaboration

• Partner with developers, QA professionals, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure complete test coverage, including positive/negative scenarios, cross-browser testing, and integration testing.
• Meet strict Agile sprint deadlines.

• 5–10 years of functional testing experience.
• 5 years of automated testing experience.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.

OR

• Five years of combined experience in software functional analysis/testing and test automation engineering.