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QA Automation Engineer (Only W2) (OPT or Any EAD Works)

CloudIngest
Pittsburgh, PA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/5/2026

Note: Rate we have is only $38/hr on W2, Dont expect more. (W2 Only)

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Job Title: QA Automation Engineer (Kafka, API & Microservices Testing)

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid)

Rate: $38/hr On W2 (No C2C )

Job Summary

Client is seeking a highly skilled QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Kafka testing, API automation, Microservices validation, and backend testing. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing scalable automation frameworks, validating event-driven architectures, and ensuring quality across distributed systems. This role requires close collaboration with development, DevOps, and business teams within an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and execute automated test suites for APIs, microservices, and event-driven applications.
  • Validate Kafka producer/consumer workflows and message integrity across distributed systems.
  • Perform API testing using REST Assured, Karate Framework, Postman, Swagger, and SoapUI.
  • Build and maintain automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, and Karate.
  • Execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing activities.
  • Validate JSON/XML payloads and perform backend data verification.
  • Conduct database testing across Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and DB2 environments.
  • Integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, GitHub/GitLab.
  • Analyze logs and troubleshoot issues using Splunk and monitoring tools.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, requirement reviews, defect management, and test planning.

Required Skills

Automation & Testing

  • Java Automation
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • Cucumber BDD
  • Karate Framework
  • REST Assured
  • API Automation Testing

Kafka & Microservices

  • Kafka Producer/Consumer Validation
  • Event-Driven Architecture Testing
  • Microservices Testing
  • Message Queue Validation

API & Backend Testing

  • REST API Testing
  • Postman
  • Swagger
  • SoapUI
  • JSON/XML Validation

Database Testing

  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • DB2
  • Advanced SQL Queries

DevOps & Agile

  • Jenkins
  • Maven
  • Git/GitHub/GitLab
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Agile/Scrum

Salary : $38

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