Automated Software Tester

Job#: 3044171

Job Description:

QA Automation Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA | Hybrid (4 days onsite initially with increased flexibility over time)

Focus Areas: Test Automation | Cypress | Playwright | Selenium | Cucumber/Gherkin | SQL Data Validation | AWS Testing Environments

Team Environment: Partner with software engineering, product, and QA teams to deliver automated testing solutions and ensure application quality across multiple environments.

Our client is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to help drive quality across a complex enterprise application environment. This role combines automation development, backend data validation, and end-to-end testing in support of business-critical systems. The ideal candidate has strong experience with modern automation frameworks, SQL-based testing, and Agile software delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated test scenarios using Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Develop and execute automated tests using Cypress, Playwright, and Selenium.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate backend data and business processes using SQL.
• Support testing activities across AWS-hosted environments.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure release quality.

Required Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of QA Automation, Software Testing, or SDET experience.
• Hands-on experience with multiple automation frameworks, including Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, and Cucumber/BDD practices.
• Experience creating feature files, step definitions, and automated test scenarios.
• Strong SQL skills for backend and data validation testing.
• Experience performing API testing using Postman, RestAssured, or similar tools.
• Experience testing enterprise applications within Agile delivery environments.
• Experience using Jira, ALM, or comparable test management and defect tracking tools.
• Experience developing automated tests using TypeScript, Java, or similar programming languages.
• Exposure to AWS or other cloud-based testing environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AWS-hosted applications.
• Oracle and PostgreSQL experience.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with performance, resiliency, or cloud validation testing.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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