Senior QA Automation Engineer

ASSYST is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to support our client project in Austin, TX.

Position will be 3 days remote with 2 days (Mon & Thurs) required to be onsite

Deep expertise in Selenium-based functional automation testing. This role requires a strong foundation in core testing principles, hands-on automation framework development, and the ability to ensure high-quality software delivery through structured, scalable, and reliable test solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium.
• Build and enhance automation frameworks (data-driven, hybrid, or BDD).
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Analyze business requirements and create test scenarios and test cases.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and architects to clarify requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives).
• Perform API testing (manual and automated).
• Conduct defect tracking, root cause analysis, and impact assessment.
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide test coverage analysis and quality metrics reporting.
  
  

Required Experience

• Experience in Quality Assurance and testing.
• Strong expertise in Selenium WebDriver and automation tools.
• Proficiency in Java (preferred) or C#/Python for automation scripting.
• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of functional testing principles.
• Experience with TestNG / JUnit / NUnit, Maven / Gradle, and Git.
• Experience integrating automation with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured).
• Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of test planning, strategy, regression, and risk-based testing.
• Ability to independently own testing for a feature or module.
• Strong defect lifecycle management experience.
• Ability to think from an end-user perspective.
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow).
• Experience with Selenium Grid and parallel execution.
• Experience testing cloud-based applications (Azure/AWS).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter).
• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Exposure to DevOps practices and shift-left testing.
• Experience in microservices architecture testing.
• Knowledge of security testing basics.
  
  

ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law