Lead Quality Engineer

Description
What you'll do (core responsibilities)
Automation engineering (frameworks + scalable suites)
Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and suites for APIs and services; expand coverage while keeping tests deterministic and fast.
Create reusable automation patterns (data builders, helpers, stubs/mocks where appropriate) to reduce duplication and improve maintainability.
Own regression automation health: flake reduction, runtime optimization (parallelization where appropriate), and clear failure triage signals.
Quality strategy and quality gates
Define and implement a layered test strategy (unit, component/service, integration, end-to-end) aligned to change risk and payment criticality.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD and define/enforce quality gates for merge and promotion readiness (evidence-based Definition of Done).
Drive defect prevention: analyze defect leakage trends, run retrospectives on escapes, and implement systemic fixes (test gaps, unclear requirements, missing validations).
Collaboration and delivery partnership
Partner with engineers, architects, and BSAs/POs early to clarify acceptance criteria, edge cases, and testability; translate behavior into executable checks where appropriate.
Provide quality feedback during design and PR review cycles; promote testability, observability, and safe change patterns.
Support release readiness by validating test evidence and coordinating with change/release processes as needed.
Non-functional testing (as applicable)
Contribute to performance and resiliency validation approaches where appropriate (test data, scenarios, and automation hooks).
Ensure monitoring and diagnostic artifacts exist for failures (logs/metrics/traces) and that test failures are actionable.
Additional

Skills & Qualifications

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in quality engineering with strong automation expertise
Strong programming skills in Python for test automation and API testing
Experience testing event-driven systems, data pipelines, or distributed architectures
Hands-on Azure experience (e.g., Service Bus, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Dev Ops)

Experience with REST API testing, OpenAPI contracts, and integration validation
Understanding of data quality, metadata validation, and complex system testing
Experience testing security and compliance controls (RBAC, audit logs, data protection)
Exposure to AI/LLM testing or prompt validation is a strong plus
Experience in regulated environments (financial services preferred)
Skills
Automation, Selenium, Agile, Automated testing
Top Skills Details
Automation,Selenium,Agile,Automated testing
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Additional

Skills & Qualifications

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in quality engineering with strong automation expertise
Strong programming skills in Python for test automation and API testing
Experience testing event-driven systems, data pipelines, or distributed architectures
Hands-on Azure experience (e.g., Service Bus, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Dev Ops)

Experience with REST API testing, OpenAPI contracts, and integration validation
Understanding of data quality, metadata validation, and complex system testing
Experience testing security and compliance controls (RBAC, audit logs, data protection)
Exposure to AI/LLM testing or prompt validation is a strong plus
Experience in regulated environments (financial services preferred)
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Pittsburgh, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $55.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Pittsburgh,PA.
Final date to receive applications
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 12, 2026.

About TEKsystems

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