QA Mobile Automation Engineer (Java/Appium)

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Job Description: QA Mobile Automation Engineer (Java/Appium)
Client: Southwest Airlines
Location: Remote (Must be local to Dallas, TX)
Rate: $50/Hr.

Position Summary:

Seeking a highly skilled QA Mobile Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience in test automation and strong hands-on expertise in Java and Appium. The engineer will be responsible for building and maintaining automation frameworks for mobile and web applications used by Southwest Airlines.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, enhance, and maintain automation frameworks using Java, Appium, Selenium, TestNG/JUnit.

Automate test cases for iOS & Android applications using Appium.

Build and execute API automation using RestAssured or equivalent tools.

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps).

Perform regression, smoke, and sanity testing for releases.

Work closely with product, development, and QA teams in Agile environment.

Analyze test failures, log defects, and drive them to closure.

Prepare test documentation and maintain traceability for all automated scenarios.

Required Skills:

10+ years of QA Automation experience, with strong expertise in Java.

5+ years of mobile automation experience using Appium.

Proven experience with Selenium WebDriver, TestNG/JUnit, and Page Object Model.

Hands-on with Git, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.

Strong experience with API automation (RestAssured / Postman).