QA Automation Engineer - IV

Location: Alpharetta, GA
Salary: $50.00 USD Hourly - $55.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Job Title: QA Engineer (Automation & Functional Testing)

Location: Alpharetta, GA - Hybrid

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to lead testing initiatives across multiple Agile projects. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams-including UAT, Engineering, DBA, and external vendors-to design, automate, and execute high-quality test solutions that ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across enterprise applications. This role requires strong analytical thinking, hands-on automation expertise, and the ability to manage testing within a fast-paced Agile environment.

Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Testing Leadership

• Drive end-to-end testing activities across multiple Agile projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables for each sprint/iteration.
• Lead coordination with business UAT teams, IT partners, and third-party vendors to meet testing milestones and secure timely signoffs.
• Define test strategies and customize test approaches for complex systems and cross-application workflows.

Test Automation & Functional Testing

• Scope, design, build, and maintain automated and manual test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Create and manage scalable test plans covering functionality, usability, security, and performance.
• Apply Test-Driven (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) concepts where applicable.

Environment & Data Management

• Maintain and configure multiple non-production environments, resolving environment-related issues proactively.
• Partner with DBA teams to handle data refreshes, test data provisioning, and validation activities.

Technical Collaboration

• Work closely with developers to triage issues, prioritize fixes, and drive defect resolution through closure.
• Apply strong debugging capabilities and leverage DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Artifactory) for continuous integration and automated pipelines.

Process & Best Practices

• Ensure alignment with SDLC processes and Agile practices (Scrum/Lean).
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts, optimizing testing processes, documentation, and automation efficiency.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders, delivering status updates, risks, and recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications (Must-Have Skills)

• 5 years of QA automation experience using: Selenium, SOAPUI/Postman, qTest, TestNG, Java, REST API testing, XML, Unix.
• 6 years of hands-on functional testing experience.
• 4 years of Oracle experience with strong ability to write SQL queries.
• Exposure to Unix/Linux environments and scripting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Functional knowledge of telecom systems such as order provisioning and billing.
• Experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab) and open-source QA frameworks.
• Familiarity with cloud environments and modern CI/CD practices.
• Experience with AI/ML-driven test automation frameworks is a strong plus.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

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