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Lead Quality Software Engineer

Enterprise Peak
Ankeny, IA Contractor
POSTED ON 4/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2026

OUR PROJECT

The Lead Quality Software Engineer will support a major quality engineering initiative focused on accelerating automated testing for a large-scale Retail POS ecosystem. The project centers on designing and developing automated testing frameworks that validate critical use cases across POS terminals, card readers, keypads, screens, and fuel pumps. This effort is driven by the implementation of a robotics automation system that enables thousands of test permutations, reducing regression cycles from weeks to less than two days.


This is a long-term contract-to-hire position requiring full onsite presence in the Des Moines, IA (Ankeny) area. Competitive compensation will be provided.


WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a Quality Software Engineer with deep experience in quality engineering, automation strategy, and test framework development. The ideal candidate brings hands-on skills in architecting automated test solutions for distributed or retail systems and can drive automation across complex POS-related hardware and software scenarios. Experience with Keysight Eggplant is strongly preferred but not required.


We are interviewing qualified candidates immediately and will move efficiently through the hiring process. Please apply with an updated resume.


QUALIFICATIONS

  • Expertise with Software QA / Quality Engineering and strong hands-on experience with Java or .NET Core for automation development.
  • Proven experience building or contributing to test automation frameworks with experience using tools such as Selenium, RestAssured, Appium.
  • Experience working within CI/CD environments and executing automated regression suites.
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and testing methodologies.


Effective written and verbal communication skills are required. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. No sponsorship and no third parties.

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