QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer

Position Summary:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and detail -oriented QA
  Automation Engineer (Contractor) to join our IT department.
  
• This role is ideal for someone with deep experience in
  building and maintaining automated test frameworks using SpecFlow, C#, and
  Gherkin, and who thrives in a fast -paced Agile environment.
  
• The QA Automation Engineer will play a critical role in
  ensuring the quality and reliability of our next -generation cloud -native
  enterprise applications by driving automation strategy, collaborating with
  cross -functional teams, and championing best practices in behavior -driven
  development (BDD).
  
• This is an exciting opportunity to shape testing
  standards, modernize legacy frameworks, and contribute directly to the
  success of a strategic technology transformation.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Extend and troubleshoot automated testing and
  behavior -driven development (BDD) frameworks for .NET applications.
  
• Analyze existing libraries of executable specifications
  (e.g., Gherkin) to improve test resilience and refactor incorrect or
  unnecessary steps. Contribute to defining standards for test cases to
  ensure clarity, consistency, and effectiveness.
  
• Use established standards to design and implement a
  modern cloud -native test framework to replace legacy SpecFlow -based
  automation.
  
• Participate in the design and architecture of a
  next -generation, cloud -native enterprise application to: Ensure adherence
  to test automation standards,
  
• Ensure test automation is developed in parallel with
  application components.
  
• Collaborate cross -functionally with developers, product
  owners, and QA team members in an Agile Scrum environment to ensure
  high[1]quality software delivery.
  
• Conduct functional, regression, performance, and
  exploratory testing for critical application workflows, with a focus on
  automated execution.
  
• Ensure coverage of usability, accessibility, and
  security testing as part of automation strategy.
  
• Coordinate with internal business stakeholders and QA
  peers to facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT), including data
  validation and business rules alignment.
  
• Actively identify inefficiencies in test automation
  pipelines or regression coverage and propose improvements to increase test
  robustness and execution speed.
  

Requirements

Mandatory Skill Sets Required

• Proven experience with SpecFlow, Gherkin, and C# for
  building and maintaining automated test frameworks.
  
• Hands -on experience migrating or upgrading legacy test
  frameworks to cloud -native solutions.
  
• Strong understanding of executable specifications and
  their value in aligning business and technical teams.
  
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and cloud platforms,
  particularly Azure DevOps.
  
• Exposure to performance, load, or security testing in
  cloud environments.
  
• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, qTest, or UiPath
  Test Manager for test planning and execution.
  
• Experience working in Agile environments, including
  Scrum or Kanban frameworks.
  
• 7+ years of experience in automated software testing
  with emphasis on BDD and cloud -based environments.
  
• 5+ years of experience with Selenium / ChromeDriver.
  
• 5+ years building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in
  Azure DevOps.
  
• 5+ years using Visual Studio / VS Code
  

 Nice to Have:

• Experience with non -functional testing such as
  accessibility, performance, or security automation.
  
• Familiarity with tools like Tosca or alternative test
  orchestration platforms.
  
• Exposure to test data management tools or synthetic
  test data generation.