QA Automation Engineer

Kforce has a client that is seeking a QA Automation Engineer in Mesa, AZ. Summary: In this role, you will design, create, manage, execute, and automate test suites across web and mobile applications, partnering closely with product, design, and engineering. You'll leverage Playwright and modern CI/CD practices in Azure DevOps/GitHub, with deployments and environments spanning AWS and Azure. We are initiating AI-assisted test automation on the team so experience in AI tools is a plus. You'll be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team driven by a startup mindset and focused on delivering innovative solutions. What You'll Do:

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile using Playwright (or alternatives like: Cypress or Puppeteer) and Appium (mobile), emphasizing reliability, maintainability, and speed
• Create comprehensive test strategies (functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, cross-browser/device, accessibility, performance)
• Collaborate with developers on unit & API test strategies; Participate in story grooming, acceptance criteria refinement, and testability reviews
• Build CI/CD quality gates in Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions; Integrate test results, flaky-test detection, and quality metrics dashboards
• Manage test environments and data across AWS & Azure, including test fixtures, mocking, and service virtualization
• Execute and triage automated and exploratory tests; Isolate defects with clear repro steps, logs, video, and screenshots
• Validate usability, accessibility (WCAG), responsiveness, and visual consistency; Partner with design for testable UI patterns
• Coding style, page object models, fixtures, test data strategies, reliability practices, and documentation
• Leverage modern tooling (e.g., BrowserStack/Sauce Labs) for cross-device coverage; Use AI-assisted tools for generating test cases, locators, and flakiness analysis where appropriate
• 4+ years of QA/Quality Engineering experience focused on test automation
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript preferred) for web UI, API, and component testing
• Solid experience with Azure DevOps (pipelines, test plans) and/or GitHub (Actions, pull request checks), including integrating automated tests into CI/CD
• Experience automating tests for mobile apps (at least one: Appium, Detox, Espresso, or XCTest)
• Experience with agile practices (Scrum/Kanban), story refinement, acceptance criteria, and defect lifecycle
• Practical knowledge of cloud environments: provisioning test environments, secrets management, and pipelines in AWS and Azure
• Familiarity with cross-browser/device testing using BrowserStack or Sauce Labs
• Proficiency with API testing (e.g., Playwright API, Postman/Newman, REST/GraphQL) and contract testing (e.g., Pact)
• Strong debugging skills: network tab, HARs, logs, tracing, screenshots/videos, and root-cause analysis
• Attention to UX: usability, visual consistency, and responsive behavior

• AI-assisted testing exposure (e.g., AI-generated test cases, locator resilience, self-healing tests, or ML-based flakiness detection)
• Performance testing (e.g., k6, Lighthouse, WebPageTest) and basic security testing familiarity (OWASP Top 10 awareness)
• Component-level testing (e.g., Playwright component testing, React Testing Library)
• Experience with observability/telemetry (CloudWatch, Application Insights), using logs/metrics/traces to drive quality
• Basic scripting in Python/Node for test utilities; MongoDB and SQL for test data setup/validation
• Experience with Android Automotive OS application testing a plus