US - Staffing - IT Solutions Engineer​/Test Lead

Title:

IT Solutions Engineer / Test Lead

Location:

Blank Boston MA USA 02116 Duration: 03 Months Contract Pay rate: $85.00/hr.

This role follows a flexible hybrid model (2 days per week in the office). We will consider candidates based in Indianapolis, IN and Portsmouth, NH. Boston is okay but is the 3rd choice. The role will have the opportunity to convert to FTE after 3 months.

The GRS Quality Engineering (GRS-QE) organization is seeking a dynamic, hands‑on Solutions Engineer to lead and deliver innovative quality‑engineering solutions across a large application portfolio. The focus will be on Gen‑AI‑driven enterprise test automation, quality insights, performance engineering, data‑validation frameworks, and tight collaboration with Site Reliability Engineering to build observability into every stage of the SDLC.

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of quality‑engineering solutions that meet customer needs while aligning with technology guardrails and strategic roadmaps.
• Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to embed observability—metrics, logs, traces—into automated tests and quality gates, reducing MTTR and boosting incident readiness.
• Drive Gen‑AI/LLM experimentation (self‑healing tests, autonomous test‑case generation, AI‑assisted defect triage) and transition validated prototypes into production platforms.
• Guide feature teams on modern quality practices:
  Shift‑Left, Dev Test Ops , contract testing, performance engineering, data validation, and program‑level quality governance.
• Integrate and optimize vendor testing platforms/tools (e.g., Practi Test, Lambda Test, Load Runner, UIPath) to maximize business value and ROI.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable quality solutions, and quality solutions into effective delivery decisions.
• Work with application teams to apply testing strategy, standards, and tools to agile delivery with confidence.
• Facilitate global knowledge sharing, cross‑team alignment, and continuous improvement across geographically dispersed squads.
• Participate in incident management, root‑cause analysis, and post‑mortems; provide consultative recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Contribute to funding prioritization and roadmap planning to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering technical growth and promoting agile best practices (Scrum, Kanban).
• Utilize design thinking, Dev Test Ops  pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code to improve speed and quality.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies in Gen‑AI, cloud architecture, containerization, microservices, and observability; apply relevant innovations to ongoing work.
• Document architectures, quality standards, and strategy thoroughly for maintainability and knowledge transfer.

• Strategic Partner –able to connect the dots between business outcomes, customer experience, and technical architecture.
• Proficient Communicator –able to effectively communicate to multiple levels of org leadership.
• Systems‑Level Engineer –comfortable whiteboarding end‑to‑end flows for microservices, event buses, data contracts, and test hooks—knowing where the risks live.
• AI‑Curious Practitioner –always exploring Gen‑AI, ML, and autonomous testing trends, turning hype into production value.
• Change Agent –skilled at leading by influence, facilitating consensus across dev, ops, product, SRE, and leadership stakeholders.
• Mentor & Multiplier –committed to raising the bar for everyone around you through coaching, pairing, and knowledge sharing.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• 10+ years of hands‑on software or quality engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Proven expertise in building and integrating large‑scale test automation frameworks within AWS environments.
• Hands‑on skills with at least two of the following:
  Playwright, UIPath, Rest Assured, Postman, Pact.
• Experience embedding automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, or similar.
• Solid understanding of cloud‑native architectures, microservices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Familiarity with performance/load testing tools (k6, JMeter, Load Runner) and observability platforms (Data Dog).
• Exposure to Gen‑AI/LLM‑powered testing tools (Copilot, OpenAI) or custom prompt/embedding solutions.
• Strong communication, facilitation, consensus‑building, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Proven ability to mentor and elevate team technical capabilities.
• Relevant certifications (AWS, testing tools, or observability) are a plus.