QA Engineer

QA Engineer, Manual and Automation Long Term Contract (12+ months) Must be in the EST or CST time zone and able to work EST hours Remote Our client is seeking to add a QA Consultant with strong java expertise to their team to complete major project initiatives. They are undergoing a major technology modernization initiative that will last several years! Recent experience with RFT is a plus. Required Skills: Minimum 8 years of experience in Quality Engineering with significant experience in test automation framework design, maintenance, and utilization Proficiency in Java Experience with Playwright Experience testing REST APIs using Java Experience with Playwright’s APIRequestContext Understanding of Cucumber BDD (Gherkin, step definitions, hooks) Experience designing reusable service/page objects Familiarity with JSON parsing and schema validation Experience with Git and CI tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) Understanding of test automation best practices Ability to write and maintain clean, data-driven tests SQL and Database testing Good communication skills and experience working in Agile teams Experience within financial industry Nice to have skills: Performance testing experience Legacy-to-modern application migrations Test automation development using IBM RFT