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Job DescriptionRESPEC is seeking an experienced Software Quality Assurance Tester to support a Texas state government client. The QA Engineer Automated 2 will support the Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) IT Qualtrics application at the Texas Education Agency. This role will help ensure that critical applications and workflows function accurately, securely, accessibly, and reliably for users across Texas education programs.
The successful candidate will work closely with developers, business stakeholders, and customers to analyze requirements, build comprehensive test strategies, automate functional and regression testing, validate data, and communicate results clearly. The position requires strong experience with Java-based automation, TestNG, Playwright, SQL, workflow-driven testing, and performance testing tools.
Core Responsibilities
- The QA Engineer will analyze user requirements, design documentation, and related materials to create detailed test cases and testing scenarios. The role will include developing and executing automated functional and regression tests, documenting test results, reporting defects, and preparing testing summaries.
- This professional will also perform manual testing and data validation, write SQL queries to analyze and manipulate data, and collaborate with development teams and customers to understand application functionality and define effective automation solutions. Additional responsibilities include performance testing, accessibility testing, test documentation, and clear communication of risks, issues, and outcomes to project stakeholders.
Required Technical Experience
Candidates must meet or exceed all of the following minimum experience requirements:
· 7+ years testing complex web applications
· 6+ years of test automation using Java and TestNG
· 5+ years of advanced SQL experience
· 4+ years of experience with Playwright
· 4+ years of experience with workflow-driven automation
· 4+ years of experience using JMeter, WAPT Pro, or another load-testing tool
· 3+ years of experience using or applying GitHub Copilot skills
Preferred Qualifications
The following experience is preferred:
· 2+ years of experience with Zypher Scale
· 2+ years of experience with Jira
· 2+ years working with Texas state government agencies or Texas school systems
· 2+ years working with grants or in-kind programs
Additional InformationWork Model
The primary client work location is:
William B. Travis State Building
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- 7+ years testing complex web applications
- 6+ years test automation using Java and TestNG
- 5+ years advanced SQL experience
- 4+ years experience with Playwright
- 4+ years workflow-driven automation experience
- 4+ years using JMeter, WAPT Pro, or another load-testing tool
- 3+ years using or applying GitHub Copilot skills
- Ability to work at the William B. Travis State Building in Austin, Texas (primary client location)
- 2+ years experience with Zypher Scale
- 2+ years experience with Jira
- 2+ years working with Texas state government agencies or Texas school systems
- 2+ years working with grants or in-kind programs
RESPEC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RESPEC and has not been reviewed or approved by RESPEC.
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Retirement Support — - Retirement Support: Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through the combination of an ESOP and a 401(k). Long-term wealth-building potential is emphasized as a differentiator versus base-salary-only comparisons.
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Healthcare Strength — - Healthcare Strength: Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is presented as a standard, comprehensive foundation. Additional protection coverage (life and disability) is also included, strengthening the overall benefits stack.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — - Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is characterized as generally fair-to-good when viewed across roles and in combination with total rewards. Clear salary ranges appearing in some job postings further support expectations-setting for certain positions.
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What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better. With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do. From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore. Know-How is Everything. We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
