QA Automation Engineer

Title: QA Automation Engineer

Location: Quincy MA

Start: ASAP - 3 weeks after acceptance

Duration: through June 30th 2027 with potential to extend

Hours / Shift (if applicable): 37.5 hrs/week

DETAILED LIST OF JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Architecting a scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation framework from scratch (e.g., using Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress) tailored to support both UI and API testing across various Agile teams.


Defining automation scope, test data management, and environment strategies that align with Program Increment (PI) planning and support the Agile Release Train objectives.


Establishing governance and standardizing automated testing processes to prevent duplication and ensure consistency across multiple distributed Agile teams working on the same value


Create modular, scalable, and reusable test scripts to prevent redundancy across multiple cross-functional Agile teams.


Analyze automated test results and promptly collaborate with developers to fix test failures or escalating issues.


Collaborating with the team to define clear acceptance criteria, shifting left by baking in testability and Test-Driven Development practices during PI increments.


Develop, execute, and document detailed test plans and test cases for new and


Perform functional, integration, regression and user acceptance testing across multiple work streams with a focus on data integrity and validation.


Test configurations, workflows, and integrations with external data sources.


Test across roles and permissions to validate privacy and security.


Log, track, and manage defects using QMetry or Zephyr and Jira, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with development teams.


Create and maintain clear, comprehensive testing documentation. Collaborate with business stakeholders to support user acceptance testing and ensure testing activities align with project goals and timelines.


Provide actionable feedback to improve product usability, performance, and reliability.


Stay current with QA best practices, tools, and emerging testing approaches, including test automation.

Qualifications

Required:

3 - 5 years of professional experience in software quality assurance or testing (or equivalent training/education).


Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies, with proven experience in test planning, execution and defect management within the Scaled Agile Framework.


Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify inconsistencies and edge cases.


Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.


Excellent in written clarity and documentation


Excellent in verbal articulation in interaction with both technical and non-technical members such as developers and business teams during testing process.


High proficiency in automation frameworks across the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (Acceptance Test Driven Development) to ensure quality is built-in rather than inspected at the end.


Ability to work independently in a remote setting while maintaining strong collaboration with team members.


Experience testing Salesforce applications, APIs, and integrations.


Adaptable and quick learner with new systems, tools, and processes.


Experience with data validation testing across integrated systems.


Experience using Atlassian Jira and Confluence