Remote Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - AI Trainer ($50-$60 per hour)

Job Description Location: Ann Arbor, MI (Candidates should be local to the Ann Arbor area or willing to relocate) Salary: $95,000-$100,000 The Quality Engineer II plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of software applications. This position focuses on developing and executing automated and manual testing strategies, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and driving continuous improvement in QA processes. The role requires strong technical expertise, attention to detail, and a passion for delivering high‑quality software in an Agile environment. Responsibilities Participate in developing and documenting user stories by providing test strategy and automation estimates. Develop, document, and maintain test strategies, plans, and scenarios for multiple environments. Build and execute unit, component, acceptance, integration, API, regression, end‑to‑end (E2E), functional, smoke, load, usability, and platform tests. Conduct code reviews for test automation artifacts to ensure consistency, quality, and reusability. Partner with developers to ensure all areas of the application are fully tested and to find technical solutions for test automation. Build and manage automated test suites and ensure execution through various environments and CI/CD pipelines. Regularly execute, maintain, and update automated test suites; analyze failures and update scripts. Create defects with detailed documentation and validate fixes; ensure timely resolution and required automation updates. Present results and provide sign‑off on software functionality for production releases. Work with cross‑functional teams and release management to manage development, QA, and production releases. Perform exploratory testing to uncover unexpected behaviors and refine test cases. Contribute to QA automation frameworks using industry‑standard tools and approaches (e.g., JAVA Springboot2, RestAssured, GraphQL, Cucumber, Spring JDBC, GitHub, Git/Stash, SQL, Postman). Leverage and enhance coding standards and best practices for automated QA code. Participate in analyzing major incidents and emergency change controls to identify automation opportunities. Strong focus on automation frameworks and CI/CD integration. Active participation in code reviews and governance. Collaborate with developers and product teams to ensure quality standards. Support automation efforts by creating and maintaining automated test scripts. Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure compliance with QA best practices and organizational standards. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience. Minimum 7 years of industry experience, preferably in an Agile development environment. Must have 5+ years of Java coding experience. Javascript experience is a plus. Experience with automated testing tools - Cucumber/Gherkin, Java, Selenium Webdriver, and PlayWright. Experience in API automation testing using JAVA Springboot2, RestAssured, GraphQL or Postman. Experience with JMS driven messaging protocols like AMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc. Knowledge of MS Entity Framework/Spring JDBC. Experience with Service-oriented architecture. Knowledge working with CI/CD processes and tools - GitHub and Jenkins/JenkinsX. Experience with source control versioning tools and processes – Git/Stash. Experience in writing SQL queries for test data preparation as well as data validation. Experience with defect tracking tools (JIRA). Experience in manual testing. Ability to work independently with an aptitude for detailed work and follow‑up activities. Ability to multitask in a fast‑paced agile work environment. Experience in heavy traffic eCommerce applications. Preferred Skills NICE TO HAVE – experience with querying Couchbase database. Experience working with databases and various data formats and related technologies for testing SQL Server and SQL Server Management Studio is a plus. Experience with Splunk analytics for validating technical fixes and updates in the app code/config. POS system experience is a plus. Nice to have experience with payment gateways and payment terminals. Nice to have experience with Kubernetes and container‑based application deployment and operations. Benefits Paid Holidays and Vacation Medical, Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment No‑cost mental health support for employee and dependents Childcare tuition discounts No‑cost fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs Fertility benefits Adoption assistance 401k matching contributions 15% off the purchase price of stock Company bonus #J-18808-Ljbffr