Sr. QA Test Automation Engineer

Job#: 3023464

Job Description:

Sr. QA Test Automation Engineer

Location:

St. Louis, Missouri (Partial Remote) onsite 4 days per week

Employment Type:

Contract

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Test Automation Engineer to join a product delivery team responsible for a high-scale data ecosystem. This role focuses on the automated validation of APIs, data transformations, and downstream reporting for a cloud-based big data analytics platform. You will be responsible for defining and implementing a data-aware automation approach to ensure data correctness across ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and test scripts for cloud-based applications.

* Build and evolve automation that validates services, data pipelines, and data outputs across environments.

* Create comprehensive test plans and strategies covering functional risk, integration points, regression, and non-functional requirements.

* Write complex database queries, perform end-to-end testing, and analyze data to validate cloud infrastructure and services.

* Execute API testing and performance baselining to identify bottlenecks and reliability risks.

* Create reusable test data, manage test artifacts, and contribute to sprint planning and estimation.

* Investigate defects using logs and telemetry, collaborating with team members to troubleshoot issues and validate fixes.

* Provide technical thought leadership and mentor peers on automation patterns and testing processes.

Required Qualifications

Education:

A Bachelor's degree with a major or specialized courses in Information Technology or commensurate experience is required.

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years of proven experience in QA automation, SDET, or Quality Engineering roles is necessary. This includes experience with:

* Writing and analyzing complex data queries and automation scripts for testing large datasets.

* Testing analytics, data processing, or data-driven platforms at scale.

* Testing service-based architectures, including REST APIs and event-driven workflows.

Technical

Skills:

Proficiency with the following is required:

* Strong scripting ability in Python and/or Java.

* Advanced SQL skills and experience with relational databases such as Redshift.

* Experience with tools like Java, Selenium, Jupyter Lab, Jira, and Xray.

* Familiarity with AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Glue, Lambda, and Sage Maker.

* Proficiency with API and performance testing tools like Postman or Gatling.

* Familiarity with CI/CD practices and version control.

Preferred Qualifications

* Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools is preferred.

* Knowledge of security testing methodologies for cloud environments is considered a bonus.

* Exposure to data governance validation.

Work Authorization

US Citizenship is required for this position.

High Level Government Security Clearance.

Compensation

The estimated pay rate for this position is $70.00 to $85.00 per hour. The contract duration is one year with a possibility of extension.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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