QA Automation Engineer

Our client, a leading convenience retail and store technology provider, is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join their team. This is a contract opportunity supporting the modernization of a cloud-based Store Technology/RIS
2.0 platform. The ideal candidate will have strong experience building QA automation frameworks from the ground up across Android, web, API, and performance/load testing environments.

Contract

Work location:

Irving, TX

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks for Android, web, API, and performance/load testing
• Develop and execute Android automation using Appium and UIAutomator2, including device performance testing and application profiling
• Perform web and API automation using tools such as Selenium Web Driver, Cypress, Karate, or REST Assured
• Conduct API performance and load testing using JMeter, Gatling, k6, or comparable frameworks, analyzing throughput, latency, reliability, and resource utilization
• Define and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, acceptance criteria, and risk-based quality approaches across functional and non-functional requirements
• Integrate automated testing into Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines while maintaining clear quality reporting and collaborating with Engineering, Product, Support, and Customer Success teams to identify and resolve defects
• Validate device capabilities and reliability, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, barcode scanning, offline behavior, and intermittent network conditions

• 6+ years of professional QA automation experience, including building and maintaining automation frameworks from the ground up
• 1+ years of hands-on testing experience with MongoDB, Node.js, and AWS services
• Hands-on Android application automation experience with Appium and UIAutomator2
• Experience with Android performance testing and profiling using Android Studio Profiler, ADB, Perfetto, or equivalent tools
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript, Java, or a comparable programming language
• Hands-on experience with API automation and performance/load testing using tools such as Karate, REST Assured, JMeter, Gatling, or k6
• Experience defining and reviewing test plans, test cases, acceptance criteria, and risk-based quality strategies

• Hands-on MongoDB testing experience, including query validation, schema/index verification, data migration, transaction consistency, and performance analysis
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Git Hub Copilot for automation development, refactoring, test generation, debugging, and documentation
• Experience with test-data management, synthetic data generation, data masking/anonymization, and repeatable environment-specific datasets
• Experience with API mocking and service virtualization using Wire Mock, Mock Server, Mockito, or similar tools
• Experience testing event-driven and asynchronous integrations, including message queues, retries, timeouts, failure scenarios, and eventual consistency
• Experience with AWS cloud-native services such as S3, Kinesis, AWS IoT Core, Lambda, Step Functions, and Cloud Watch, particularly for high-volume data processing and resiliency testing
• Experience with observability platforms, cloud telemetry, network troubleshooting, proxy/latency simulation, and testing mobile/web applications under varying network conditions

• Takes ownership of end-to-end quality and proactively identifies technical and business risks
• Works effectively with Engineering, Product, Support, and Customer Success teams in a Scrum environment
• Demonstrates creativity, practical problem-solving, and strong analytical skills when investigating defects and reliability issues
• Continuously evaluates and improves automation coverage, testability, processes, and quality strategies
• Clearly communicates testing results, risks, defects, dependencies, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Location:

Irving, TX Onsite, Hybrid or Remote:
Onsite

• Pay Range:
  The approximate pay range for this position is between $42.00 and $61.00 per hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing…