Our client is looking to hire a Sr. QA Engineer to their team on a 12 month contract basis. This is onsite in Downtown Houston - must be local to Houston. The QA/Automation support Engineer will help test and validate the products. The role focuses on building automated tests, improving test coverage, and integrating testing into our CI/CD pipelines. Work will involve both functional and cross‑browser testing using Selenium (C#) and cloud testing platforms.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium & Appium with C#.
- Build and support test frameworks following best practices (page object model, reusable libraries, etc.).
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
- Execute and manage cross‑browser and device testing using BrowserStack or Digital.ai.
- Create and manage test plans, regression suites, and smoke tests.
- Perform manual/exploratory testing when needed.
- Identify defects, provide troubleshooting details, and support root-cause analysis
Required Skills:
- The QA Engineer MUST HAVE experience with working on External Customer applications
- Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Appium WebDriver using C#/.NET.
- Experience integrating automated tests into Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tools.
- Familiarity with BrowserStack or Digital.ai automation environments.
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, regression testing, and test planning.
- Ability to troubleshoot test failures and work with developers to resolve issues.
- API testing experience (RestSharp/HttpClient) a PLUS.
- Knowledge of accessibility/basic performance checks a PLUS.
- Experience with SpecFlow/BDD frameworks a PLUS.
Deliverables:
- Automated UI test suite for high‑priority user flows.
- API and functional regression tests where applicable.
- Integrated CI/CD pipeline with automated test execution and reporting.
- Cross-browser/device test setup using BrowserStack/Digital.ai.
- Documentation of framework structure, execution steps, and environment setup.
Activities:
- Analyze requirements/user stories and create relevant test scenarios.
- Develop automation for new features and maintain existing test suites.
- Monitor nightly/CI test runs, analyze failures, and maintain test stability.
- Provide regular test reports and quality status updates.