QA Test Automation Engineer - Software Guidance & Assistance - Anywhere

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a QA Test Automation Engineer for a contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Philadelphia, PA.

Responsibilities :

Participate in requirements gathering sessions and translate functional and technical requirements into comprehensive test cases and test scripts.Perform functional, integration, system, regression and/or performance test.Design, develop and execute automation scripts for web applications and webservices using approved tools.Write and execute Browser UI, database and Webservice Tests using Java , JS libraries,Evaluate software performance and current test methodologies, recommend process improvements.Manage defects and collaborate with development staff to resolve issues.Plan and estimate testing efforts in collaboration with project teamPrimary assigned to 1 project + exposure and collaborate with QE from multiple projectsWill be part of an Agile team with developers etcWorking with coding assistants like Windsurf, Continue.dev, GitHub Copilot, etc. Required Skills: Overall – 5-7 years ExperienceRelevant automated testing tools - 3-5 yearsBachelor's degree with a concentration in Information Technology or Computer Science or equivalent significant experience in information technology and software testing is required.Soft skills - Team player, troubleshooting issues/problem solving, strong analytical thinking.Strong proficiency in using Java/ JS testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Karate, Playwright using Cucumber/BDD.Knowledge of test automation architecture POM or similar design patternsHands on experience to write modular maintainable code base, Knowledge of test automation architecture POM or similar design patterns.Familiar with Source control like Git, Build and maintain CI pipeline like GitLab,Hands on experience in API testing like Rest Assured, Postman,Hands on experience in data validation and testing using advanced SQL,Self sufficient