QA Automation / Quality Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a QA Automation / Quality Engineer for a Contract with a client in New York, NY. The ideal candidate with deep expertise in testing backend services, APIs, web, and mobile applications, leveraging modern automation frameworks and design patterns.

Rate Range: $37/hour to $45/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

QA Automation / Quality Engineer Job Responsibilities Include

• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for backend services, RESTful APIs, web frontend, and native mobile applications using modern tools and design patterns (TDD, BDD, POM).
• Create comprehensive test plans, strategies, and test cases, ensuring high levels of automation coverage across functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) to enable continuous testing and rapid feedback.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to drive quality improvements, support unit testing, review user stories, and ensure completeness, scalability, and security of requirements.
• Conduct application security testing and validate solutions deployed on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Act as a Quality Engineering SME by defining testing standards, mentoring team members, and championing best practices such as clean code, TDD/BDD, and risk‑based testing approaches.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6 years of hands‑on experience in Software Quality Assurance and Automation across frontend and backend systems.
• Expertise in automation frameworks and tools such as WebdriverIO, Selenium/Cypress/Playwright, MochaJS, and Postman.
• Strong experience testing backend services (Node.js preferred), RESTful APIs, frontend web apps, and native mobile applications.
  
  

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Gopal.Gupta@akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $37.00 to $45.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
  
  

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.