Quality Assurance Consultant II

Quality Assurance Consultant II Job Title: QA Consultant II Job #: 3016500 Location: Charlotte, NC Duration: 12 Months Pay Rate: $50.00 – $51.08/hr Job Description: This role brings a QA mindset to the team, working directly with QA managers across all domains to manage and oversee testing engagements and support all aspects of the testing lifecycle. The Test Lead works closely with QA managers to track initiatives, assign resources from offshore and onshore teams, and collaborates with development and business partners to determine optimal test coverage, ensuring high‑quality, defect‑free software delivery. The Test Lead is a subject‑matter expert for business and technical components, reviewing testing artifacts and activities to ensure adherence to existing testing standards. Primary Skills Automation Testing SOAP/REST Web Services Python Required Qualifications At least 5+ years of experience with back‑end systems/ETL automation/Hadoop testing, Kafka KStream/API automation testing. Strong experience building test plans and test scripts using tools such as Octane, ALM, or qTest. Strong knowledge of SQL and Python scripting. Strong knowledge of API testing. Ability to lead test planning for complex features that span multiple teams. Experience creating and optimizing test processes, including defect management and reporting. Experience developing test automation frameworks using UFT, TOSCA, Selenium, or SOA Test. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as JIRA, Bitbucket, GIT, Jenkins, and Ansible. Experience in Agile processes. Responsibilities Participate in triaging reported issues/defects for automated solutions and assist with resolving or escalating them as necessary. Manage test execution and assist with resolving, communicating or escalating any issues that may result in test plan variance. Contribute to test data management approach, processes and tools. Coordinate conditioning and generation of test data, ensuring data compliance requirements are met on all levels of test environments. Assist in identifying and managing sensitive test data. Create and manage traceability, tracing tests forwards/backwards through the development lifecycle and back to requirements. Ensure alignment and sign‑off for test cases from business and other stakeholders. Optimize test suites employing techniques such as risk‑based testing. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Web Services testing, REST APIs, and 1H testing. Prior experience implementing automation frameworks using UFT, Selenium, TOSCA, or SOA Test. Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as JIRA, Bitbucket, GIT, Jenkins, and Ansible. EEO Statement Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [emailprotected] or View phone number on click.appcast.io. Apex Systems is a world‑class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Quality Assurance Industries IT Services and IT Consulting 4400 Cox Road, Suite 200, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 #J-18808-Ljbffr Apex Systems