Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Contract) - Fully Remote

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer for a Contract position with a client in Fully Remote. Ideally, we are looking for applicants with a solid background Quality Assurance Engineer extensive experience with QA Engineer, Automation Lead, Manual Smoke, Sanity, Regression, Playwright & API.

Pay Range: $45 to $52/hour. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Top 5 Required Skills:

• Experience in Manual Smoke, Sanity, Regression testing
• Build and maintain test scripts using Selenium or Playwright
• Designing Functional test frameworks
• Experience in building, executing, and analyzing Load test scripts
• API testing.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead and advance our test automation strategy while ensuring the quality and reliability of mission-critical applications. This role involves designing and executing comprehensive test plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior QA engineers. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in test automation, database testing, and Agile methodologies, with a focus on back-end processes and scalable, high-volume systems.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure new and existing product functionality is reliable, defect-free, and meets business requirements.
• Design, document, and execute test plans and test cases for component-level, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Advance test automation practices while performing manual testing when appropriate.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to validate requirements and identify gaps.
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Develop and report test metrics, including coverage and confidence levels.
• Identify, report, and troubleshoot defects; verify fixes promptly and accurately.
• Provide leadership and mentorship within the QA team, acting as a resource for peers and liaising with engineering management.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in software QA and testing, including both white-box and black-box strategies.
• 3+ years of experience in test automation and database testing, with ability to write and execute SQL queries.
• Strong understanding of software development frameworks, architecture concepts, and SDLC.
• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System and Azure DevOps.
• Proven ability to work in Agile environments and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with performance and load testing tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an 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. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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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.