Quality Assurance Engineer - Silver Spring, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, Fairfax, VA, Washington, DC

Job Title: QA Automation Engineer
Location: Silver Spring, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, Fairfax, VA, Washington, DC
Contact: 12+ Months
Looking for W2 candidates. No C2C

Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced SDET / QA Automation Engineer with 6–10 years of experience in developing scalable automation frameworks for web, API, and microservices-based applications. The ideal candidate should possess strong programming skills in Java or Python, hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium, and expertise in API automation, SQL, CI/CD, and Agile software development practices.

Key Responsibilities
•    Develop and execute automated test scripts for web, API, and microservices applications.
•    Build, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks to improve test coverage.
•    Validate application functionality, performance, reliability, and scalability.
•    Perform API automation using REST Assured or Postman.
•    Execute SQL queries for database validation and data verification.
•    Work closely with development teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects.
•    Participate in sprint planning, test planning, and release activities.
•    Generate test execution reports, automation metrics, and quality dashboards.
•    Support CI/CD implementation and continuous testing initiatives.
•    Contribute to continuous improvement of automation processes and best practices.

Required Qualifications
•    6+ years of experience in QA Automation or SDET roles.
•    Strong programming skills in Java or Python.
•    Hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
•    Experience with REST Assured or Postman for API automation.
•    Strong SQL knowledge.
•    Experience with Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
•    Knowledge of Microservices architecture.
•    Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
•    Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications
•    Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
•    Kafka testing experience.
•    Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
•    Performance testing using JMeter.
•    Experience with BDD using Cucumber.
•    Experience with MongoDB or Cassandra.
•    Knowledge of cloud-native application testing.

Required Skills
•    Java
•    Python
•    Playwright
•    Cypress
•    Selenium WebDriver
•    REST Assured
•    Postman
•    SQL
•    Git
•    Jenkins
•    CI/CD
•    Microservices
•    Agile Scrum
•    QA Automation
•    API Testing
•    Test Automation Frameworks
•    Preferred Skills
•    AWS
•    Azure
•    Kafka
•    Docker
•    Kubernetes
•    JMeter
•    Cucumber
•    MongoDB
•    Cassandra
•    BDD

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Julia T
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