Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Senior QA Automation Engineer (Contract, Short-Term)
Location: Remote (US)
Contract, 6 months
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for web and API layers
Develop and execute test plans for new features and releases
Expand regression coverage and reduce manual testing effort
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
Analyze failures, debug test code, and trace defects to the root cause
Validate data across relational and NoSQL databases
Help write clear, testable acceptance criteria with product and engineering
Report release readiness and quality risks to stakeholders
Document frameworks and hand off knowledge before the contract ends
Required Qualifications
8+ years in software QA or test automation
Strong JavaScript/TypeScript automation experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, or Mocha
Hands-on API testing (REST and GraphQL) with Postman or similar tools
Experience with CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
Database testing experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum and the SDLC
Ability to work independently and become productive quickly on an existing codebase
Strong written and verbal communication

Skills
JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, Git, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, MySQL

Experience
8+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes