QA Automation Engineer Job San Antonio area,Texas USA,Quality Assurance

Job Family:
Testing

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using relevant testing frameworks to validate application functionality across multiple user roles and workflows.
Design and implement UI automation using tools such as Playwright, ensuring automated test coverage is reliable, maintainable, and aligned with release objectives.
Lead test automation initiatives, including the integration of automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and Dev Sec Ops processes.
Conduct manual testing of individual features, stress testing the system in order to ensure high quality deployments
Create and organize testing suites in Test Rail or a similar tool.
Periodically run full manual test suite to perform regression testing.
Conduct peer reviews of test automation code to promote quality, consistency, and adherence to engineering best practices.
Communicate test execution results, defects, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders during each release cycle.

What You Will Need:

U.S. citizenship or Green Card status is required, along with the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
Minimum of four (4) years of experience in quality assurance, software testing, or application development for enterprise systems.
At least two (2) years of experience providing quality assurance and testing support for AWS-based workloads.
Bachelor’s degree or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
Demonstrated experience performing manual and automated testing, including defect documentation, issue reproduction, regression testing, and validation.
Strong experience developing test automation using Playwright with JavaScript or Type Script, along with API testing, performance testing, Swagger, and Postman.
Experience designing, maintaining, and integrating CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions with AWS services such as Systems Manager and PostgreSQL.
Proficiency testing applications and workloads built with AWS services and technologies, including Vue.js, Python, Django, and Amazon S3.
Ability to work effectively in a remote environment while collaborating with, mentoring, and supporting team members to resolve complex technical issues.
Experience working in Agile delivery environments, including planning, testing, and supporting iterative software releases.
Ability to test and validate workloads against AWS Well-Architected Framework principles and related quality standards.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

Experience supporting or testing Python/Django-based web applications.
Experience conducting penetration, performance, or load testing for applications hosted in AWS cloud environments.
Experience configuring and validating application monitoring, alerting, and error tracking using Sentry or similar tools.
Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility testing standards, requirements, and validation practices.

The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00-$.

Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter…