Senior QA Automation Engineer

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Location:

Jersey City, New Jersey (On-site)

Employment Type:

Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

We are seeking a skilled AI + SQE Automation Engineer to drive the next generation of quality engineering through AI-assisted testing, automation, and continuous assurance practices. The ideal candidate will combine strong functional testing and automation expertise with hands-on experience using AI tools to accelerate test design, script development, and quality reporting. This role requires a quality engineering mindset focused on risk reduction, productivity improvement, and intelligent testing throughout the SDLC.

• Analyze business requirements, user stories, APIs, and technical specifications to develop comprehensive test strategies.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Leverage AI tools to generate and optimize test cases, test data, automation scripts, and test documentation.
• Perform AI-assisted test impact analysis to identify affected applications, APIs, user stories, and regression scope.
• Build reusable automation assets and improve test execution efficiency through AI-assisted development.
• Validate data quality, business rules, controls, and compliance requirements.
• Execute and support continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyze application telemetry, logs, and production signals to identify quality risks and testing gaps.
• Participate in dependency analysis across code repositories, services, APIs, and downstream applications.
• Validate and govern AI-generated outputs using human-in-the-loop review practices.

• Quality Engineering:
  
  Functional Testing Integration Testing Regression TestingAPI Testing Risk-Based Testing Agile/Scrum Methodology Defect Management and Root Cause Analysis
• Automation:
  
  Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress Cucumber BDDTestNG/JUnitREST Assured or equivalent API automation tools
  
  Automation Framework Design and Maintenance Test Data Management
• AI & Copilot
  
  Skills:
  
  Git Hub Copilot Microsoft Copilot Prompt Engineering AI-Assisted Test Case GenerationAI-Assisted Automation DevelopmentAI-Driven Defect AnalysisAI-Based Regression Optimization Human-in-the-Loop Validation Responsible AI Practices
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Java, JavaScript, or PythonSQL and Data Validation Git/Bitbucket Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure DevOpsAPI Testing Tools Log Analysis and Monitoring Tools Agile tools (Jira)
  Dev Ops

• Test Impact Analysis Dependency Graph AnalysisAI-Powered Test Maintenance Self-Healing Automation Frameworks Observability and Telemetry Analysis Open Telemetry , Splunk, or equivalent monitoring platformsLLM and Agent-Based Testing Cloud and Container Fundamentals Kubernetes and Dev Ops Concepts Data Quality Validation and Governance 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 Clearly Rateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a Support Linc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical…