Automation Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Irving, TX (Onsite) | Contract

Overview

Our client is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer with strong expertise in retail systems and a deep understanding of end-to-end digital operations. This role is ideal for someone with experience testing applications with global reach, ensuring they meet the needs of diverse markets and customer bases. You'll be part of a fast-paced team of product managers, marketers, designers, and engineers who build digital products used by customers worldwide. Your contributions will be critical in validating the quality, reliability, and performance of digital products, including mobile apps, web applications, and backend services, across various geographies and retail environments.

Responsibilities

Product & Collaboration

• Partner with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand business and technical requirements
• Collaborate across teams to drive execution of roadmaps, manage priority changes, and communicate impacts effectively
• Collaborate closely with developers to verify and validate issues in new and existing applications
• Participate in iteration planning, daily stand-ups, project status meetings, and other Agile ceremonies

Quality Assurance Execution

• Design, write, and execute manual and automated test cases to validate functionality and ensure requirements are met
• Test mobile apps, web applications, and backend services and APIs across regions, languages, and devices
• Coordinate QA testing needs across project teams, managing timing and priorities
• Identify, document, and track bugs, regression issues, and enhancement requests
• Review user interfaces for consistency, usability, and functionality
• Ensure user stories are brought to "Done" status through thorough testing and validation

Automation & Tools

• Implement automated testing scenarios using industry-standard tools and frameworks
• Maintain and improve test automation coverage across platforms, and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Reporting & Communication

• Track and report testing progress, results, and quality metrics
• Follow issues through to resolution, including those found in test and production environments
• Communicate testing status, risks, and issues clearly to project teams, business users, and product owners

Continuous Improvement

• Research and apply QA best practices, testing trends, and emerging tools
• Contribute to the improvement of QA processes and standards
• Document complex problems and assist in their resolution
• Maintain clear and comprehensive test documentation

Environment & Deployment Awareness

• Understand the deployment strategy and testing environments (e.g., staging, UAT, production)
• Ensure readiness of environments for testing and validate deployments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• 7–10 years of experience in Quality Engineering, preferably in retail environments
• Strong understanding of end-to-end retail operations and how they translate into workflows
• Experience testing globally deployed applications across multiple regions and languages
• Hands-on experience with manual and automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Appium)
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and backend services (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)
• Solid grasp of Agile SDLC practices, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and desk checks
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and testing strategies for cloud-native applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues in test and production environments and drive resolution
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing full application lifecycles, from planning and development to deployment and post-release support
• Familiarity with retail systems and digital platforms such as mobile devices or inventory management tools
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices for mobile and web platforms
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, with a strong focus on iterative delivery and continuous improvement

Pay rate: $60-$67/hr (W2/1099). This is a 1 year contract position, onsite in Irving, TX.